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'A beautiful, warm and touching story about what makes life worth living' Brage Prize Jury How would you spend your last day? And whom would you spend it with? Ferryman Nils Vik chooses to head out onto the fjord, as he has for many years. Today, the 18th of November, his trip is different. As his trusty boat reaches the sea, a lifetime of passengers join him from beyond the grave, among them his rescue dog, the American photographer he thought of as his friend and young Jon Anderson, whose funeral Nils attended. But Nils is truly waiting for just one passenger: his beloved wife Marta, whose absence has marked each day since her passing. Approaching the end of his journey, his expectation grows - will he be reunited with her too? Timeless and heartbreaking, The Ferryman and His Wife is a contemplative celebration of life, for readers of Fredrik Backman, Elizabeth Strout and Sarah Winman. Translated by Alison McCullough

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A poignant, lyrical novel. Incredibly moving and a constant surprise -- Roisin Maguire, author of Night Swimmers A profound exploration of what gives a life meaning. The story is breathtaking, unforgettable -- Sarah Damoff, bestselling author of The Bright Years A heartfelt reckoning of a human life, with all that it entails. With a grounded, everyday touch, Grytten patiently weaves the slow tapestry of how a human being comes into being-through their relationships, not only with other people, but with the place itself and the lives that inhabit it -- Lisa Ridzén, bestselling author of When the Cranes Fly South Few novels understand so well that a life can never be summed up and will always overflow its telling. Everything is at stake in these 166 pages, saturated with tenderness, achingly real and profoundly moving -- Anne Michaels, Booker-shortlisted author of Held A beautiful, warm and touching story about what makes life worth living -- Brage Prize Jury

Beautifully written and thought-provoking, this stayed with me for a long time * Daily Mail * A poignant, lyrical novel. Incredibly moving and a constant surprise -- Roisin Maguire, author of Night Swimmers A profound exploration of what gives a life meaning. The story is breathtaking, unforgettable -- Sarah Damoff, bestselling author of The Bright Years A heartfelt reckoning of a human life, with all that it entails. With a grounded, everyday touch, Grytten patiently weaves the slow tapestry of how a human being comes into being-through their relationships, not only with other people, but with the place itself and the lives that inhabit it -- Lisa Ridzén, bestselling author of When the Cranes Fly South Few novels understand so well that a life can never be summed up and will always overflow its telling. Everything is at stake in these 166 pages, saturated with tenderness, achingly real and profoundly moving -- Anne Michaels, Booker-shortlisted author of Held A beautiful, warm and touching story about what makes life worth living -- Brage Prize Jury

A heartfelt reckoning of a human life, with all that it entails. With a grounded, everyday touch, Grytten patiently weaves the slow tapestry of how a human being comes into being-through their relationships, not only with other people, but with the place itself and the lives that inhabit it -- Lisa Ridzén, bestselling author of When the Cranes Fly South A poignant, lyrical novel. Incredibly moving and a constant surprise -- Roisin Maguire, author of Night Swimmers A beautiful, warm and touching story about what makes life worth living -- Brage Prize Jury

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Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer and journalist. He is the author of the Brage Prize-winning novels Beehive Song and The Day Nils Vik Died (translated into the English as The Ferryman and his Wife), as well as several short story collections and two children's books.Alison McCullough is a Norwegian-to-English translator and writer. Her recent translations include The Widow by Helene Flood, Reptile Memoirs by Silje Ulstein and Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara Hveberg, which was longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize 2022. She lives in Stavanger, Norway.

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