Stryk meg over håret

by Agnes Lovise Matre

Guro er en tilsynelatende vellykket karrierekvinne fra Bergen. Hun lider av bulimi, og legen ber henne om å ta tak i sykdommen sin. Alternativet er å dø. Hun bestemmer seg for å trosse legens råd, og heller reise bort i håp om at tingene vil ordne seg av seg selv. Hos Marie, en eldre kvinne i den lille fjellandsbyen Callian i Provence, møter Guro for første gang noen som ser henne og lytter til hennes historie. Midt i lavendelduft, god mat og vidunderlige viner, lengter Guro etter å få ta del i livet fullt og helt. Kroppen og tankene hennes sloss om å ville nyte dette vakre, samtidig som hun straffer seg selv for at hun nyter det. Fortvilet merker hun at fortrengte minner fra fortiden dukker opp igjen. Guro kjemper en indre kamp om å våge å slippe noen andre inn, løsrive seg fra fortiden og søke trøst der hvor hun aller minst venter å finne den.

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Agnes Lovise Matre is a Norwegian author. Her first book, a novel about bulimia, was released in 2012.

She teaches at a junior high school, and likes to sing and play the guitar. She is also an avid soccer fan, with FK-Haugesund being the team of choice.

Agnes is married.

Reviews

[Ina · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fiction character struggling with eating disorder and the loss of her mother. I had a lot in common with this main character. Not the eating disorder part and not losing a mother either, but struggling with self-confidence, the feeling of being different, hiding feelings and not trusting people. How to deal with some things in life and do the right thing. I felt related to her in many ways. Not really my type of book but beautifully written.

[Vilde · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every Shade Of Me. What a touching book.
We get to know Guro. An adult women, struggling with bulimia. Low self-confindence. But things are about to change for Guro, the girl from a small village in the western part of Norway. We will go to France. The smell of lavender, good food and great wine. Will Guro handle it? This journey is so important and touching.

[Javon50 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guro Anderson is a woman on a journey of self-discovery, healing and perhaps love. This wonderful and touching book is a wonderful story of redemption and grace which I thoroughly enjoyed. This is my honest, voluntary review of an advanced reader copy of this book.

[Ann-Christin Berg · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A heartwarming and heartbreaking story about Guro and her eating disorder. We see how she deals with her problem. Well written.