I EN DRÅBE – IN A DROP
By Sissel-Jo Gazan
IT’S THE YEAR 1989 in the town Næstved, situated on the island Sjælland in Denmark. After a heated argument with her 17-year-old daughter Mia, Merethe leaves the house to post a letter. She never returns. Days go by and it becomes clear that she has disappeared without a trace. She leaves her two daughters, Mia and Lea, and her husband, Finn, in shock over what may have happened. A large-scale police investigation begins, and eventually all eyes point to Finn. Where was he the night Merethe disappeared and why is he constantly lying?
MIA UNWAVERINGLY STANDS by her father, convinced of his innocence. But when she starts looking into her mother’s disappearance she slowly realises that she doesn’t know the truth about her own reality – or that of her family.
IN A DROP is the first volume in Sissel-Jo Gazan’s highly anticipated new trilogy. Published in Denmark in 2024 it is one of the biggest launches carried out by Politiken Forlag to date. A completely mind-blowing thriller about belonging, going one’s own way and family. The family you choose and the one your biology reveals.
IN THE FIRST volume of Gazan’s new trilogy, clues are laid out for a grand story about one family’s destiny over several generations, about the bonds of blood, about traumas that are inherited and the fight for justice in an unjust world. In a Drop is truly an epic family odyssey about breaking with the expectations of the outside world, and finding your way home.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Politikens Forlag, Denmark 2024
RIGHTS SOLD TO
Denmark, Politikens Forlag
Norway, Cappelen Damm
Sweden, Bokförlaget Forum
REVIEWS
In a Drop takes you on a fantastic journey into natural science and the revelations of DNA, and the characters you meet are at the mercy of their emotions, and the story ends up in a completely different place than you first expected…
– Anettesbookshelf, blog
Sissel-Jo Gazan has a formidable ability to portray characters who are all memorable and play an important role in the course of the story. The plot is impenetrable and surprising, and the road to the climax is extremely entertaining with a plot twist that makes the wait for the next book in the series seem extra long.
@bookbestiesdk
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