GUSTAF SKÖRDEMAN. Translated by lan Giles

FROM CHAPTER 1: “The Royal Copenhagen coffee cups were still on the table, with just the dregs in the bottom; the cake-dishes were cleaned out and the glasses of juice empty. Blue polka-dot napkins - both fresh and soiled - were lying all over the place. The tablecloth was covered in coffee stains and crumbs, and here and there were red rings left by the glassware. The youngest children had rushed off, leaving the chairs pulled out from the table.”

London Zaffre. 2021. 429p.