EFTER KORT TIDS SYGDOM – AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
By Laura Ringo
It wasn’t really a date. It was me inviting a then-stranger glasses customer to my place for a glass of wine, three days after I had kicked Nikolaj out and had sex with the stranger in a bathroom stall at Peppers. I had no idea what I was doing, but I felt like young entrepreneurs do when they think they have a brilliant idea. I was willing to bet the whole store. It was chemistry. I no longer wanted to be an I, I wanted to be a we, and I wanted to be that with Troels.
NELLY LIVES ON Falster with her boyfriend, Troels, and has worked as an assistant at Praktik Optik for ten years. Everything is stable and good. Until the day Troels is diagnosed with bowel cancer.
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS is Laura Ringo’s most heartfelt book to date. It is a tragicomic novel about the optical industry, the boss from hell, love and the fear of loss.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Alpha, Denmark 2025
RIGHTS SOLD
Denmark, Alpha
REVIEWS
“I can’t put this book down.”
Randi Glensbo
“Wow, a really good book that I devoured in a couple of days. Written with just the right mix of humor and seriousness, it’s a novel that will make you laugh and cry. One of the best Danish books I’ve read this year.”
Bogtanker
“A fine, warm, and honest novel that, with a large dose of humor, contains a serious reality.”
Kristelig Dagblad
“Enjoy an entertaining story with an important (life) message…”
Bogvægten
“Ringo is good at zooming in on the silly little things that people get hung up on.”
Berlingske
“Laura Ringo can write in a way that is both funny and painful.”
Weekendavisen
“Easy to read and great entertainment.”
Bogrummet.dk
“Despite the heavy subject matter, it is easy to read.”
Bogblogger.dk
“Ringo is inventive and writes warmly, nicely, and well.”
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