Jerusalemsyndromet : roman

Omtale

The plot is set in Norway and in the Middle East: Forty-year-old Harriet lives and works in Jerusalem. An award-winning photographer, she documented the scenes of horror soon after a suicide bomber triggered an explosion. Harriet leads a solitary life and sees little of others, except for occasional visits to a Jewish psychiatrist in West Jerusalem who prescribes medicines for her. Afterwards, she sees a priest in East Jerusalem, who allows her to weep. Harriet's childhood in Norway is explored in parallel with the present day narrative. She grew up in smallholding, shared with her mother, father and her mother's father. Her mother was given to unpredictable rages, often brutally targeted on Harriet. When her grandfather dies suddenly, Harriet's existence becomes very difficult. In an exceptionally fine language that truly moves the reader, The Jerusalem Syndrome deals with strongly charged, at times explosive subject matter, but other themes include loneliness and a fragile love story. 'Sunniva Lye Axelsen has made her debut with a powerful novel about dementia and the total devastation wrought by this condition.' Morgenbladet, about Følge meg alle mine dager 'Of the first novels published this spring, Følge meg alle mine dager has an outstandingly consistent, worked-through narrative.' Klassekampen, about Følge meg alle mine dager