My Brother

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

'This year's best novel... Brutal, colourful, carnal... Impossible to put down' Expressen

'[Karin Smirnoff] is a rare story-telling talent' Aftonbladet

'Secrets and lies grow thick and tall like tree trunks... [My Brother] has its own hard, coarse beauty' Smålandposten

'Every now and then there are debut novels that appear like crown jewels... My Brother is one of them: clever, detailed and shimmering' Svenska Dagbladet

Jana is returning to see her twin brother Bror, still living in the family farmhouse in the rural north of Sweden. The house is decrepit and crumbling, and Bror is determindly drinking himself into an early grave. The siblings are both damaged by horrific childhood experiences, buried deep in the past, but Jana cannot keep running.

Alive with the brutality and beauty of the landscape, My Brother is a novel steeped in darkness and violence - about abuse, love, complicity, and coming to terms with the past. It's the story of a homecoming without a home: a story of forgiveness.