The Sound of Thunder
Toran gongur
Genre: Children’s
Category: novel age 9+
Publisher: Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags
Year: 2023
Pages: 152
ISBN: 978-99972-0-911-5
English sample translation available
One house, four families and a night that changes everything.
Heartwarming found-family story about refugees and the aftermath of war trauma with a wonderful twist of magical realism.
When fourteen-year-old Aurora invites everyone in the big old house to dinner, their lives are suddenly intertwined with no turning back. At night the thunder rumbles and roars and shakes the old house, and in the morning Sirje is gone. The little girl, who never leaves the house alone has gone missing. Everyone, young and old, lonely and hurt, must do their part to help finding her.
Photo: Gvenael Akira Helmsdal Carré
Rakel Helmsdal is a writer and artist.
Helmsdal is a well-known name on the Nordic children’s and YA literary scene and has received a lot of recognition for her works, including multiple nominations for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Her books have been translated into several languages, such as Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Polish, French, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese among many others.
Published in
Norway
Estonia
Other titles include
Leyp nú, Eva! 2024
Kjarr, 2020
Miljuløtur, 2018
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