{"product_id":"blue-notes-paperback","title":"Blue Notes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Cathrine Bomann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaroline Waight\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow much grief is too much? How far should we go to avoid pain? From the author of the international bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eAgatha\u003c\/i\u003e comes a literary medical thriller about loss, empathy, science, Big Pharma, and societal norms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Danish university research group is finishing its study of a new medicine, Callocain: the world's first pill for grief. But psychology professor Thorsten Gjeldsted suspects that someone has manipulated the test results to hide a disturbing side effect. When no one believes him, he teams up with two students to investigate: Anna, who has recently experienced traumatic grief herself, and Shadi, whose statistical skills might prevent her from living a quiet life in the shadows. Together, these sleuthing academics try to discover what's really happening before the drug becomes widely available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Notes \u003c\/i\u003eis brimming with ethical and existential ideas about the search for identity and one's place in the world, while offering a highly original literary adventure that ultimately underscores the healing power of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANNE CATHRINE BOMANN\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Copenhagen dividing her time between writing and working as a psychologist. She also played table tennis for Denmark and won the national championship twelve times. She is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eBlue Notes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAgatha\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a word-of-mouth success following publication in Denmark and has been translated into twenty-three languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAROLINE WAIGHT \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning literary translator working from Danish, German, and Norwegian. She has translated a wide range of books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lobster's Shell\u003c\/i\u003e by Caroline Albertine Minor, \u003ci\u003eAgatha\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlue Notes \u003c\/i\u003eby Anne Cathrine Bomann, \u003ci\u003eIsland \u003c\/i\u003eby Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen and \u003ci\u003eThe Chief Witness\u003c\/i\u003e by Sayragul Sauytbay and Alexandra Cavelius. She grew up travelling around the world, living in eight different countries. Having first studied music at Cambridge, Oxford, and Cornell, she worked in publishing before transitioning into full-time literary translation. She now lives and works near London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696440250431,"sku":"9781771668675","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c5c0dc772c93b1160c3b31822bd3238a.webp?v=1765006763","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/blue-notes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}