Reviews

• “The dialogue and the protagonists’ inner thoughts flow in a well-written and accessible language that doesn’t shy away from gravity or humor, and that attains the reader’s presence in all goings-on and milieus. Through the achieved realism, the reader’s sympathies, denunciations and views on the twin daughter’s reactions can shift according to own experiences and imagination, in a way that serves to elevate the narrative a further layer.”

• “Highly convicing about divorce and unusual family constellations.”

• “In Moa Herngren’s The Divorce we get to see both sides of the coin, which is truly refreshing.”

• “Moa Herngren’s divorce novel finds just the right tone. /…/ Moa Herngren is skilled at creating recognition and portraying relationships, especially when they’re under strain.”

• “Nervy divorce drama that is pitch perfect. /…/ Moa Herngren with her very unique (not to say perfect) pitch for conflicts in interpersonal relationships, shows how two people who’ve lived a long life together can have entirely different perceptions about what kind of life they’ve lived. Thrilling, and a little bit spooky! –”

• “With fascination mingled with horror we get to follow the family when the existence and security they’ve built falls apart. Very well-written and engaging drama where no one is innocent.”

• “Herngren is masterly when it comes to writing about relationships and emotions we don’t speak of. /…/ That’s where Moa Herngren is so brilliant, in conveying how situations can be perceived so utterly different and how little everyday things can grow into unsurmountable obstacles.”

• “In The Divorce the initial image of Bea as the abandoned victim is transformed, so captivatingly told that you hardly notice before it’s too late. She is talented, Moa Herngren, when she makes the reader’s sympathies shift.”

• “This novel is recommended to all those that once in a while believe the grass to be greener on the other side of the fence… /…/ [The introduction] makes the reader naturally curious. What has happened, what is behind it. Who is the snake in paradise here, if there even is a snake. (…) Moa Herngren is a clever writer. The reader also come to understand Niklas view on things once the famous snake in paradise appears. She has of course been lurking around for quite some time. But if sympathy is on his side now, it is not at all certain that it will last the book. The author has several cards up her sleeve and not everything turns out in Niklas’ favor. /…/ All divorce-candidates; run and buy [The Divorce]! And to those who are not thinking along those lines: the novel is incredibly worth the read.”

• “An affecting relationship drama unfolds, where it’s hard to determine who’s the villain and who’s the victim.”