{"product_id":"the-child-paperback-1","title":"The Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKjersti A. Skomsvold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young mother speaks to her second born child. Since the drama of childbirth, all feels calm. The world is new and full of surprises, even though dangers lurk behind every corner; a car out of control, disease ever-present in the air, the unforgiving speed of time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe tells of the times before the child was born, when the world felt unsure and enveloped in darkness, of long nights with an older lover, of her writing career and the precariousness of beginning a relationship and then a family with her husband, Bo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA portrait of modern motherhood, \u003ci\u003eThe Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story about what it means to be alive and stay alive, no matter how hard the journey.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold\u003c\/b\u003e made a sensational debut with \u003ci\u003eThe Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Dalkey Press in English. The book won the Vesaas First Book Award, was shortlisted for the IMPAC Prize and has been sold to publishers in more than 25 countries. She is the author of four acclaimed novels, a book of poetry and a children's book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of numerous novels from Danish and, most recently, Norwegian and Swedish, including works by Peter Høeg, Ida Jessen, Kim Leine, Hanne Ørstavik, and Karl Ove Knausgaard. His translations of short stories and poetry have appeared in many literary journals and magazines. In 2012 he was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation's Nadia Christensen Translation Prize. He lives and works in Denmark.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42100479590535,"sku":"9781948830409","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/65ec5b3119d87b0cebc8652af4ebca2e.webp?v=1732385280","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-child-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}