Something That Helps
Høvring, Mona: Noe som hjelperSomething That Helps is a stirring novel about a young girl's sexual awakening, about inner strength and a turbulent family life, about friendship and loss. Laura's encounter with the older and erotically experienced Vivian Koller, and the friendship with the caring gardener Andreas, become crucial influences to her choices and development. Laura is both abruptly adult and childish, independent and vulnerable. The clear, yet subdued language of the novel paints a multi-faceted and implacable portrait of a young woman who follows her own path towards destruction and reconciliation.
Film option sold to Tordenfilm.
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Praise for Something That Helps:
"The direct and precise choice of words, the quiet, yet pregnant expression, a textual presence, an existence filled with significance ... With "Noe som hjelper" Mona Høvring has written a small gem of a book"
(Aftenposten)
"Condensed, clear as glass and with a language so intense, almost meditative, that she nearly puts the reader in a state of intoxication"
(Dagbladet)
"...a remarkable publication - slim and wild, sensual and tender, strange and beautiful... Small novel with great explosive force"
(Hamar Arbeiderblad)
"...something you should read"
(Dag og Tid)
"... a joy to read, filled with small and big observations, open and hidden lines ... described with a strong intensity and sensitivity"
(Dagsavisen)
First published: 2004, Forlaget Oktober
Mona Høvring: Biography and bibliography
Rights sold to
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