Mummy Doesn't Know What's Good
Åsheim, Ina: Mamme vet ikke hva som er deiligMUMMY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S GOOD is a novel seen through the eyes of a child. The child is driven by impulse and curiosity and plays in the trees, in the woods, and in the house. But in the heat of the game, the game itself can suddenly become unmanageable, like when the child buries the girl next door in the sand ...
The scenes between the child and the parents reveal mismatching needs and situations where the outcome is not always a given. Mum can be warm, but also abrupt and introvert. Dad can say things that make Mum run out of the room. The child describes its surroundings with an open mind and considerable vulnerability. And in the games and the exploration, the child’s sexuality reveals itself.
Ina Åsheim’s first novel is a powerful episodic novel about a family of three.
First published: 2010, Forlaget Oktober
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