When Halland Roe is murdered, inexplicably shot to death in a public square, Bess, his wife, finds herself in the unsettling position of being the first suspect. Although the novel begins with a murder and a shocking accusation, however, it quickly shifts its concerns from the solution of a crime to the way a traumatizing event can force a person to confront all the loneliness and unhappiness already in her life. If the pleasure of a traditional mystery comes from finding an answer and a logic, from allowing the reader to reach a conclusion that effectively ends their engagement with the story, then the pleasure of The Murder of Halland comes from the skillful way Juul sidesteps that traditional question and, instead, uses a strange and unexpected murder to comment on grief, on friendships and love, on the nature of . The Murder Of Halland - Pia Juul. My second book in translation of the week - and I have to admit this one was far more baffling than ' The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth'. 'The Murder Of Halland' is the latest book from Peirene, it's billed as a crime novel and whilst Halland is murdered (as the title suggests) and the police are called in that's where any resemblance to traditional crime writing www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins.
The Murder Of Halland - Pia Juul My second book in translation of the week - and I have to admit this one was far more baffling than ' The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth'. 'The Murder Of Halland' is the latest book from Peirene, it's billed as a crime novel and whilst Halland is murdered (as the title suggests) and the police are called in. ― Pia Juul, The Murder of Halland. tags: maturity. 5 likes. Like "The act of making a decision can propel you along for a while, even if you never do anything." ― Pia Juul, The Murder of Halland. tags: inspirational-attitude. 2 likes. Like "A grieving woman could sit alone on a jetty in the early morning. Pia Juul, Martin Aitken (Translator) ratings reviews. Bess and Halland live in a small town, where everyone knows everyone else. When Halland is found murdered in the main square the police encounter only riddles. For Bess bereavement marks the start of a journey that leads her to a reassessment of first friends, then family.
The Murder of Halland Pia Juul, trans. from the Danish by Martin Aitken. Coach House (Consortium, U.S. dist.; PGC, Canadian dist.), $ trade paper (p) ISBN The Murder Of Halland - Pia Juul. My second book in translation of the week - and I have to admit this one was far more baffling than ' The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth'. 'The Murder Of Halland' is the latest book from Peirene, it's billed as a crime novel and whilst Halland is murdered (as the title suggests) and the police are called in that's where any resemblance to traditional crime writing ends. Quotes by Pia Juul. “Never does a person feel so wise, so mature and so adult as when she is not.”. ― Pia Juul, The Murder of Halland. tags: maturity. 5 likes. Like. “The act of making a decision can propel you along for a while, even if you never do anything.”. ― Pia Juul, The Murder of Halland.
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