Into a Star - Softcover

Qvortrup, Puk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241682223 ISBN 13: 9780241682227

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2024

Synopsis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALTA FIRST TRANSLATION PRIZE

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.

About this title

About the Author

Puk Qvortrup (Author)
Puk Qvortrup is a journalist, teacher and author. Her debut novel, Into A Star, was published in Denmark in 2019. Her second novel, Man and Child, was published in 2022, and she is currently working on her third. She lives in Aarhus with her husband and four children.

Hazel Evans (Translator)
Hazel Evans is an artist, writer and translator based in Aarhus. She is currently translating The Fathership by Glenn Bech and Girlbeast by Cecilie Lind into English.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241682223
• ISBN 13: 9780241682227
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240