#RentreeLitteraire22 – It’s winter north of the Arctic Circle. Nine-year-old Elsa is the daughter of Sami reindeer herders. One day, as she skis to the paddock alone, she witnesses the brutal murder of her fawn, Nástegallu. She recognizes the criminal: Robert, a Swede from the neighboring village who has been harassing his family and his community for years. But he threatens her with death and the little girl, terrified, remains silent.
Ten years have passed. Faced with the indifference of the authorities and the police, hatred and threats against the Sami people have continued to intensify. And when Elsa finds herself targeted, something in her breaks: the weight of the secret, the trauma and the fear she has carried since childhood resurface, releasing a new rage, that of winning and living. .
Éditions Robert Laffont invites us to discover the first pages of the new novel by Ann-Helén Laestadius:
Ann-Helén Laestadius is a Swedish author and journalist of Sami and Tornedalian origin. After a remarkable debut as a children’s author and Young Adult – which earned her the August prize for best children’s novel in 2016 – she published her first novel for adults, Theftwhich received, in 2021, the Book of the Year award in Sweden.
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