Into a star

Puk Qvortrup

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Puk is 26 years old, preparing for the birth of her second child, when her husband has a heart attack while out running. She leaves their toddler with a friend and dashes to the hospital, where Lasse lies unresponsive in a coma. He dies a few hours later. ‘Into a Star’ follows Puk and her young family in the first year after this tragedy, which has shattered the ordinary life she imagined for them. As the days turn to weeks and months, Puk’s second son is born, her sister moves in, her relationship with her in-laws fractures and evolves. She reckons daily with her memories of Lasse: how they met and fell in love, their adventures, their dreams for the future. And she navigates the miraculous, brutal, overwhelming days of early parenthood alone. ‘Into a Star’ is a luminous meditation on loss and renewal, but Puk Qvortrup reveals, amid the devastation, a powerful, life-affirming thread of hope.

Published on 27th June 2024. Pre-order your copy.

ISBN: 9780241682227 Category:

Description

Intimate and devastating, a luminous debut novel about untimely grief and the resilience of the human heart, inspired by the author’s own experiences

‘Three in the bed. One not yet born, another dead, and I’m alive.’

Puk is 26 years old, preparing for the birth of her second child, when her husband has a heart attack while out running. She leaves their toddler with a friend and dashes to the hospital, where Lasse lies unresponsive in a coma. He dies a few hours later.

Into a Star follows Puk and her young family in the first year after this tragedy, which has shattered the ordinary life she imagined for them. As the days turn to weeks and months, Puk’s second son is born, her sister moves in, her relationship with her in-laws fractures and evolves. She reckons daily with her memories of Lasse: how they met and fell in love, their adventures, their dreams for the future. And she navigates the miraculous, brutal, overwhelming days of early parenthood alone.

Into a Star is a luminous meditation on loss and renewal. With remarkable dignity, candour and attention to human detail, Puk Qvortrup invites us into the hardest moments of her life. And she reveals, amid the devastation, a powerful, life-affirming thread of hope.

Additional information

Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 21.6 × 13.5 × 2 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

208

Language

English

Edition

C format original

Dewey

839.8138 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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