{"product_id":"the-summer-of-kim-novak-hakan-nesser-9781642860191","title":"The Summer of Kim Novak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this brilliant Swedish thriller and sensitive coming-of-age story, a traumatic event shatters the summer of two boys in love with their young teacher.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Nesser sensitively probes the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence, making this an exquisite example of Nordic noir's ability to reveal the darkest emotional depths beneath a cloudless summer sky.\" \u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nesser's novel gains in power as it raises difficult questions about memory and morality.\" \u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sweden in the '60s. Erik and his friend Edmund spend their vacation by a forest lake daydreaming about Ewa, a young substitute teacher with an uncanny resemblance to the actress Kim Novak. The boys are having the time of their lives until a shocking discovery disrupts their world. Twenty-five years later, Erik comes across a newspaper article about unsolved crimes and is overwhelmed by memories and questions from that summer of his youth. What actually happened back then? \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of Kim Novak\u003c\/i\u003e has all the tension and mystery of Nesser's world-famous thrillers, combined with a coming-of-age tale of remarkable psychological precision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hakan Nesser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642860190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642860191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020","brand":"Hakan Nesser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048841343231,"sku":"9781642860191","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c71bdcf-46c4-475d-8854-3d661e94522f.jpg?v=1684998130","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-summer-of-kim-novak-hakan-nesser-9781642860191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}