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2000s: A brutal murder case centered in the dark world of domestic abuse
More Bitter Than Death
What you need to know before your trail
It’s a rainy evening in a Stockholm suburb, and five-year-old Tilde is hiding under the kitchen table playing with her crayons, when a man enters and beats her mother to death in cold blood. Tilde can’t quite see the murderer, but she’s the only witness.
Across town, psychologist Siri Bergman and her friend Aina are meeting with their old friend Vijay, who wants them to host a self-help group for victims of domestic abuse. Over the course of several evenings, five very different women share their stories of impossible love, violence, and humiliation.
Travel Guide
Stockholm
“Leaves dance across the cobblestone square at Medborgarplatsen in the setting sun. the grey clouds have given way to a dazzlingly blue sky that is reflected in the puddles,which still cover the ground after the last several days’ worth of rain
Gnesta
Someone involved in the investigation lives outside of Gnesta some 40 miles outside of Stockholm
The investigation takes place at several locations in places such as ‘Somewhere outside Stockholm ‘ The vague physical descriptions of the locations is apt for this novel is all domestic violence which goes on in homes and out of sight.
The focus of the book is the women in the self-help group which is illustrative of the social problem involved.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: More Bitter Than Death
Author/Guide: Camilla Grebe Destination: Stockholm, Gustavberg, Gnesta Departure Time: 2000s
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