The silent, snow-covered streets of Oslo are a perfect scene of Christmas tranquility. But over the tolling of bells for the last Sunday of Advent, a black notes sounds. A boy's body washes up near the city's Aker Bridge. His corpse is bloated by the water, almost unrecognisable. Nobody has even bothered to report him missing.
The discovery of Katrine's corpse the following day brings police officers Gunnarstranda and Frolich onto the case and into a world of secrets and lies that stretches back generations. In a world of secrets can the Oslo Detectives find out the truth about these grisly murders in time before the killer strikes again...?
In January 2003 Åsne Seierstad entered Baghdad on a ten-day visa. She was to stay for over three months, reporting on the war and its aftermath. A Hundred and One Days is her compelling account of a city under siege, and a fascinating insight into the life of a foreign correspondent. An award-winning writer, Seierstad brilliantly details the frustrations and dangers journalists faced trying to uncover the truth behind the all-pervasive propaganda. She also offers a unique portrait of Baghdad and its people, trying to go about their daily business under the constant threat of attack. Seierstad's passionate and erudite book conveys both the drama and the tragedy of her one hundred and one days in a city at war.
Asne Seierstad, journaliste norvégienne, raconte son séjour chez un libraire à Kaboul, passionné de livres, mais aussi chef autoritaire d'une famille islamique. Une exploration des contradictions entre amour de la littérature et traditions rigides.