The Most Beautiful Story - by Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A testament to the power of the imagination and the saving power of storytelling.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>While the rest of the world is sleeping, Vera is out running, flying to the lake at the top of the hill. She needs to meet her little brother again, and so, she turns to Syl. Syl, the magical creature who rises from the lake. Syl, who helps reframe grief and pain into healing and acceptance. Syl, who tells the story Vera most wants to hear: the story that brings Vera's brother back to life. The Most Beautiful Story, both sad and hopeful, is a stunning testament to the saving power of stories. Together, Tjønn and Torseter have created a quiet, introspective book about longing, loss, and a love that transcends both.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"'Who is that running in the middle of the night? / Oh, it's Vera.' Vera steps out a window, eyes closed, into the snow. She glides forward, airborne, ethereal in her 'light and billowy' nightgown. Her long hair flows out behind her, ensnaring a boy in pajamas from a tree branch. His eyes, like Vera's, are closed. Vera's hair, still flowing behind her, cradles and carries him as they fly through landscapes of folklore and ghouls. Torseter's fine-lined drawings are loose-handed, minimalist, and eerie. Tree roots in underground caves reach out; skeletons nestle; trees wail. Readers learn, obliquely, that this is a ritual that is reenacted repeatedly. When Vera and the boy, Salander, reach the lake this time, a huge woman rises out of the water, and Vera asks her to 'tell...the most beautiful story....The one where there is so much pain, but everything is fine in the end.' Telling it, the woman brings Salander back to life. Vera can hear his heart now, and as she carries him home in her arms, 'she feels his warm breath on her cheek.' ... Tjønn's piece about processing grief is like fresh bereavement itself. A delicate, unnerving meditation." --Kirkus Reviews<br><br>Poetic and dreamlike, rushing, soaring, beautiful and sharp. --BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO<br><br>This is a book you can read many times and discover new things each time. A classic book for all ages, in the sense that experienced readers will read into the text in ways that less experienced readers might not, but the youngest doesn't feel cheated of anything because of that. Tjønn and Torseter's fairy-tale world is a fascinating and moving universe. --DAGBLADET<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Øyvind Torseter is a Norwegian artist and illustrator who has created eight books on his own and several with other authors. He's received numerous awards for his books, including a Bologna Ragazzi Award and the Norwegian Book Art Prize. In 2014, Øyvind was a finalist for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. This is his sixth book to be published by Enchanted Lion.
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