Escaping Frank

Sanne is an author who writes literary books. She has a relationship with Frank, an antique dealer and gambler, who has promised to leave his wife for Sanne when he hits the jaktpot at the races.

And then he wins. To hide his winnings from aggressive creditors, he puts the windfall in Sanne's bank account. The same evening, Sanne meets a woman in town, a woman who knows everything about her and who encourages and convinces her to take the money and run. Together they set off on a journey round Europe.

As always, Wassmo tackles existential questions. She goes straight to the core of what it means to be human, what it means to be an author - and uses this to create a fantastic story about a woman and a long journey.

Foreign sales:

Estonia, Eesti Raamat Publishers