A tender, merciless portrait of a life going to pieces by the
internationally acclaimed author of Out Stealing Horses.
Men in My Situation, Per Petterson's evocative and moving new novel,
finds Arvid Jansen in a tailspin, unable to process the grief of losing
his parents and brothers in a tragic ferry accident. In the aftermath,
Arvid's wife, Turid, divorced him and took their three daughters with
her. One year later, Arvid still hasn't recovered. He spends his time
drinking, falling into fleeting relationships with women, and driving
around in his Mazda. When Turid unexpectedly calls for a ride home from
the train station, he has to face the life they've made without him.
Critics have already hailed Men in My Situation as the equal of
Petterson's international bestseller Out Stealing Horses, in part for
his unflinching portrayal of Arvid's dark night of the soul. In this
moment of faltering hope and despair, Arvid's daughter Vigdis--who he's
always felt understood him best--has a crisis of her own and reaches
out. Now he must find a way to respond to someone who, after everything,
still needs him. Reaching the heights of Petterson's best work, Men in
My Situation is a heartrending, indelible story from a celebrated
author.
