Synopsis
A quietly unsettling exploration of class and friendship, against the backdrop of societal and political change in a near future Scandinavia. Petra and Johannes seem made for one another. A lawyer and a doctor. Well brought up, ambitious. Their friends Julia and Axel are different - from them, and from each other. Julia fights for her convictions. Axel manoeuvres his way to political power. Desire moves like an undertow between them all, dangerous and destabilising. Inconvenient truths are buried, but can only stay that way for so long. Meanwhile, the country around them changes. Laws tighten. Freedoms are curtailed. People begin to disappear. The personal and the political collide. It is easier, at first, to look away than to let the facts in. Until they arrive at the door.
About the author
Agnes Lidbeck is one of Sweden’s most prominent and versatile contemporary writers. She made her literary debut with Supporting Act in 2017, which was shortlisted for the Svenska Dagbladet Prize and won the Borås Tidning Debut Novel Prize. She went on to write Förlåten (‘Forgiven’, 2018), Gå förlorad (‘To be Lost’, 2019), Nikes bok (‘Nike’s Book’, 2021), All My Love in 2023 and Fotografens skugga (‘The Photographer’s Shadow’, 2026). Lidbeck also writes for the stage and is known for her sharp, minimalist style.
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