Wilful Disregard
Lena Andersson
Translated by Sarah Death
04 June 2015
9781447268956208 pages
Synopsis
'Gripped me like an airport read . . . perfect.' Lena Dunham
'Lena Andersson's Wilful Disregard is a story of the heart written with bracing intellectual rigor. It is a stunner, pure and simple.' Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones
Winner of the August Prize 2013
On the day that Ester Nilsson, a poet and a sensible person in a sensible relationship, meets renowned artist Hugo Rask, her rational world begins to unravel. Leaving her boyfriend and her past behind, Ester embarks on what is sure to be the greatest love story of her life.
It's a shame no one else agrees.
Alas, most women have lived this story. Though few will have told it so well. Compelling and keenly observant.Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin
I never thought a book about anxious Swedish intellectuals engaged in a philosophical back and forth would grip me like an airport read, but here we are. From the first page I was deep in the headspace of our protagonist, Esther, a woman willing to destroy her life for a man who barely acknowledges her.Lena Dunham
Lena Andersson's Wilful Disregard is a story of the heart written with bracing intellectual rigor. It is a stunner, pure and simple.Alice Sebold, author of THE LOVELY BONES
