Delicately and deeply probes the mothers and their relationship.
Trondheim
In Norway, thousands of miles from home, a student drops dead on the street. A passerby revives his heart, but he remains in a coma from which he may never wake. His mothers rush across the continent to his bedside where they endure the strain of helpless waiting. As the tense hospital vigil continues day after day and they vacillate between extremes of hope, fear, and psychic pain, their troubled relationship is pushed to the edge.
A profound exploration of a family in crisis, Trondheim portrays the way each woman copes with the looming tragedy and the possibility of healing in the wake of a life-altering emergency.
New York Times “Editors’ Choice” selection
Washington Independent Review of Books “Favorite Books of the Year” selection
Kirkus Reviews “Great Books From Irish Writers” selection
LGBTQ Reads “Most Anticipated Queer Adult Fiction” selection
BookBrowse “Best Books Publishing This Week” selection
Foreword Reviews “Book of the Day” selection
Brooklyn Public Library “LGBTQ Pride Month” staff selection
Ebook
- ISBN
- 9781954276246
Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781954276239
Read an adapted excerpt from Trondheim in Harper’s Magazine and discover how Cormac James found his way into the novel at Granta.
Cormac James is the author of three novels, including Trondheim and The Surfacing. Born in Cork, Ireland, he lives in Montpellier, France.
visit author page »Praise for Trondheim
A luminous tale of forgiveness, love, and hope.
— Library Journal
My God but this author knows how to tell a story! . . . The narrative is so real—so believable—it’s as though the author has used a movie camera to film it all. Quiet hospital room, restaurant conversations, walks around town. Honestly, Trondheim is a literary treasure.
— Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore (Spokane, WA)