I Refuse

by Per Petterson

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Pub Date 23 Oct 2014 | Archive Date 29 Oct 2014

Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital

General Fiction (Adult)

Description

From the author of the international bestseller Out Stealing Horses

I refuse to compromise.

I refuse to forgive.

I refuse to forget.

Tommy’s mother has gone. She walked out into the snow one night, leaving him and his sisters with their violent father. Without his best friend Jim, Tommy would be in trouble. But Jim has challenges of his own which will disrupt their precious friendship.

A TLS and Guardian Book of the Year

From the author of the international bestseller Out Stealing Horses

I refuse to compromise.

I refuse to forgive.

I refuse to forget.

Tommy’s mother has gone. She walked out into the snow one night...

A Note From the Publisher

UK edition – available to read worldwide excluding USA and Philippines

Advance Praise

Illuminated by a clear and insightful knowledge of what it means to be human... Petterson is really a masterful depictor of contemporary life - Nordjyske, Denmark

I Refuse is, despite its apparent realism, a nearly magical literary experience... It simply does not get much better than this - Ekstra Bladet, Denmark

Petterson confirms his reputation as Scandinavia's leading realist writer...the heart-rending contrast between power and powerlessness, silence and speech is anchored in every word in these pages. And in the reader’s soul - Kristeligt Dagblad, Denmark

A masterpiece...at least as good as Out Stealing Horses... Intimate, shocking, demanding, raw - Morgenbladet, Norway

Norwegian literature's clearest shining star...a masterful novel about friendship, violence and destruction - Information, Denmark

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'Per Petterson is a profoundly gifted novelist' Richard Ford

More than 1 million copies of Out Stealing Horses sold worldwide (350,000 in the US alone), published in 49 languages. I Refuse outsold Out Stealing Horses in its first year in Norway

Petterson won the 2012 Gyldendal Prize - the most coveted prize for Norwegian authors, for a body of work