Brightly Shining
Books | Fiction / Coming of Age
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Ingvild Rishøi
Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all need. Soon, the fridge fills with food and their father comes home smiling, covered in spruce needles. But the local pub has an irresistible pull and he quickly abandons his responsibilities. Melissa decides to take his place at the Christmas tree stand, working before and after school, and bringing Ronja with her. On rare breaks in the dark of a Norwegian December they dream of a brighter place of kindness and plenty - and find there are some people in the world who might help them. Small in stature but with an outsize impact on the reader, Brightly Shining has all the markings of a magical modern classic.
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Author
Ingvild Rishøi
Pages
192
Publisher
Grove Press UK
Published Date
2024-11-07
ISBN
1804710741 9781804710746
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"3.5 <br/>“Sometimes there just isn’t any other way out, and that’s when a miracle happens.” <br/><br/>Well gosh! This made me sad. It was painful reading about poverty/alcoholism from such an innocent and hopeful narrator. There were tender moments and it all came crashing down so quickly! The ending whisked us into magical realism so I was a bit confused at first but my interpretation of the last few pages left me somber. Can’t lie, I wanted to read this because the cover was beautiful and the author is Norwegian (it’s lefse season, yall! ) <br/>I think this may be a book I came back to. I’d like to analyze it and the stories/songs mentioned throughout to get a deeper understanding of this story."
Darian Hrdlicka
