Blessed Child

Lin Ulmann is one of the most talented writers of contemporary Norway, the author of six novels published in more than twenty countries in Europe and the USA. Her books have been adapted for stage performances and films.

"Blessed Child" is... one of Lin Ulmann's best novels.

Three sisters gather to visit their father, who lives in seclusion on an island. They haven't seen him for many years, and this trip seems to them a kind of farewell: their father is old and has little time left to live. The sisters, each in their own way, remember the last summer they spent on the island, overshadowed by a tragic and mysterious incident involving them all.