| Copyright Holder | Åsne Seierstad |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint | Virago Press |
| First Published by | J.W. Cappelens Forlag A/S* |
| Translated by | Ingrid Christophersen |
| Copyright Holder (Translation) | Ingrid Christophersen |
| Printed and Bound by | Clays Ltd, St Ives plc |
| Typeset by | M Rules |
| Cover photo | Kate Brooks, Polaris Images |
| Copyright Holder (Photos) | Kate Brooks, Polaris Images |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Great Britain |
| Copyright | 2002 |
| Copyright | 2003 |
| This Edition Published | 2004-03-04 |
| Reprinted | 2004 / 2009 |
| Pages / Font | 276 pages / Perpetua |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-356-25314-5 |
| Barcode (EAN) | 9 780356 253145 |
| Price | UK £6.99 |
| Chapters | Foreword 1
The Proposal 11
Burning Books 17
Crime and Punishment 31
Suicide and Song 44
The Business Trip 47
Do You Want My Unhappiness? 72
No Admission to Heaven 84
Billowing, Fluttering, Winding 88
A Third-rate Wedding 98
The Matriarch 109
Temptations 124
The Call from Ali 132
The Smell of Dust 161
An Attempt 178
Can God Die 190
The Dreary Room 199
The Carpenter 208
My Mother Osama 237
A Broken Heart 257
Epilogue 273 Foreword 1
The Proposal 11
Burning Books 17
Crime and Punishment 31
Suicide and Song 44
The Business Trip 47
Do You Want My Unhappiness? 72
No Admission to Heaven 84
Billowing, Fluttering, Winding 88
A Third-rate Wedding 98
The Matriarch 109
Temptations 124
The Call from Ali 132
The Smell of Dust 161
An Attempt 178
Can God Die 190
The Dreary Room 199
The Carpenter 208
My Mother Osama 237
A Broken Heart 257
Epilogue 273 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | First published in 2002 by J.W. Cappelens Forlag First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Little, Brown First published in 2004 by Virago Reprinted [...] Copyright © Åsne Seierstad, 2002 Translation © Ingrid Christophersen, 2003 |




