Et bestandigt ønske om håb

hvad vil vi så ikke kunne udrette sammen

Philip Bailey

Snehild kommer til verden midt under en blodig krig

and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light

Grove Et bestandigt ønske om håbAn unnamed narrator, recently bereaved, travels to Olevano, a small village south east of Rome. It is winter, and from her temporary residence on a hill between village and cemetery, she embarks on walks and outings, exploring the banal and the sublime with equal dedication and intensity. Seeing, describing, naming the world around her is her way of redefining her place within it. Written in a rich and poetic style, GROVE is an exquisite novel of