A windswept wave-tossed altogether irresistible novel of literary suspense - I truly didn't
want it to end A. J. FINN In its scale scope and ambition The Sea Cemetery is truly epic
COLIN WALSH This saga will delight fans of 'Succession' Elle The strength of its storytelling
and its romantic energy make it a perfect example of an authentic page turner Livres Hebdo
There is no love lost between the Oslo and Bergen branches of the powerful Falck family. So
when its steely matriarch dies with no will to be found the seeds of an inheritance dispute
are sown. Yet her legacy could be more damaging still. A manuscript confiscated by the secret
police in the seventies holds devastating secrets about the Falcks' activities during the war.
Her granddaughter Sasha is set on uncovering the truth whatever the cost bringing her into
conflict with her father whose family loyalty is matched only by his patriotic fervour. And in
the wings waits Hans Falck war doctor and philanderer head of the impoverished Bergen branch
who has a few secrets of his own. It all leads back to the sinking of the SS Prinsesse Ragnhild
lost to a British mine in 1940. But can the official verdict be trusted? The shocking truth
lies 300 metres under the sea. Part literary thriller part sweeping family saga The Sea
Cemetery is a dark and dramatic tale of secrets betrayals and doomed love drawing on the true
story of one of Norway's most devastating maritime disasters. Translated from the Norwegian by
Deborah Dawkin
