A murder victim who might not be a good guy. A young suspect who may be a victim herself. And parents who would do anything to protect their daughter. A Nearly Normal Family asks of us, what would you do to protect the ones you love?
This was a definite page-turner for me, offering a glimpse of Sweden’s legal system and a translation that was great but maybe not quite perfect. Divided into three sections, we first have the overprotective pastor father, then teenage Stella, then finally the mom who in the past was both literally and figuratively absent. I could’ve done with a bit more mom and a bit less hand wringing dad, but overall the pacing was solid and moved the story forward. There were little tidbits of wisdom and moral pondering that I really appreciated and the ending was definitely worth the journey.
This was a definite page-turner for me, offering a glimpse of Sweden’s legal system and a translation that was great but maybe not quite perfect. Divided into three sections, we first have the overprotective pastor father, then teenage Stella, then finally the mom who in the past was both literally and figuratively absent. I could’ve done with a bit more mom and a bit less hand wringing dad, but overall the pacing was solid and moved the story forward. There were little tidbits of wisdom and moral pondering that I really appreciated and the ending was definitely worth the journey.