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Waist Deep

byLinea Maja Ernst, Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (Translator)
When five university friends reunite in a summer cabin in Denmark, Sylvia wants to recreate the careless, idle magic of their youth . . .

But her friends arrive with real jobs, kids and partners, and Sylvia is left wondering what happened to the radical ways of living they used to celebrate. Worse, Esben and Karen announce their plan to get married at the end of the week, striking a blow to Sylvia’s decades-long crush on Esben.

Whilst the group swim, sunbathe, cook and flirt their way to midsummer night, desire and anxiety swirl in equal measure. As the wedding day approaches, will they achieve their arcadian dreams or will everything come tumbling down?

Waist Deep is an enjoyable page-turner, a sympathetic and perceptive examination of the importance of moving on and letting go ... an evocative debut about the fragility and fluidity of adult friendship

Observer

About Linea Maja Ernst

Linea Maja Ernst is a staff writer at the Danish newspaper Weekendavisen, where she writes about literature, pop culture and private life. Waist Deep is her debut novel and was an instant bestseller on first publication in Denmark in 2024.
Details
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • ISBN: 9781529954388
  • Length: 288 pages
  • Price: £9.99