I refuse
By: Per Petterson ; translated by Don Bartlett
Contributors: Bartlett, Don, translator
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780099584551
Subjects: Male friendship; Dysfunctional families; Translations into English; Betrayal; Fiction; Norwegian fiction; Guilt; Adult children of dysfunctional families; Psychological fiction
Work titles: Jeg nekter
Description: A tale of two men whose accidental meeting one morning recalls their boyhood thirty-five years ago. Back then, Tommy was separated from his sisters after he stood up to their abusive father. Jim was by Tommy's side through it all. But one winter night, a chance event on a frozen lake forever changes the balance of their friendship. Now, Jim fishes alone on a bridge as Tommy drives by in a new Mercedes, and it's clear their fortunes have reversed. Over the course of the day, the lives of each man will be irrevocably altered. A chance encounter between two childhood friends, including one who escaped an abusive father, reveals how their fortunes have reversed.
Notes: Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2014.

Translated from the Norwegian.