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Elsewhere Editions

My Brother

My Brother

by Laura Djupvik, translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter

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A sensitive portrayal of loss, My Brother is the story of a child whose brother emerges from the depths of the fjord on the end of her father’s fishing line. Though grieving in different ways, the child and her father find comfort in remembering their brother and son together. Øyvind Torseter’s wobbly line drawings and dark cross-hatched blotches sprawl across pages bathed in warm reds and oranges, melancholy blues, and hopeful greens. Accompanied by Torseter’s captivating images, Laura Djupvik’s poetic lines provide an opening for children and adults to talk about grief and the power of memory.

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Series: Elsewhere Editions
ISBN: 9781962770026
Pages: 56
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Praise

A haunting English-language debut . . . Capturing the sense of closure and peace the brother’s visit gives the grieving family, this lingering work envisions a tender, deliberate farewell.
—Publishers Weekly

In this macabre yet incredibly touching story, a father and daughter take healing steps in their grief for her older brother. While out on a fishing trip–a favorite activity–they reel him in and spend the next day with him before letting him go again. They find comfort in knowing that he still exists. This could be comforting for adults as well as children–I even wonder about shelving it in our adult grief section.
—Mary Wahlmeier Bracciano, Raven Book Store in Lawrence, KS

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