Doris

14 year old Doris and her father Roy Arne Holmås are on holiday somewhere along the west coast of Norway in a 50 ft yacht, also named Doris. Doris and her father have left her mother Bella and the other boats travelling with them, sailing aimlessly around along the coast. Doris is increasingly frustrated with…

Doris is increasingly frustrated with the situation, and is in opposition to both her parents and life at sea. What she really wants is to get to a place with a proper cell phone signal and to see her thirteen year older flame Jimmy again. What are her unpredictable father’s plans? Where are they going? And how long does he want them to be out at sea?

Doris is a sharp, humourous and painful portrait of life as a teenager and of a father- daughter relationship out of balance. It is a warm, merciless story of being under constant surveillance and about always being watched by others.

Reviews

“This painful, humorous novel about a dysfunctional family is lifted up to something much bigger through its form … From beginning to end, this text is a joy to read, with sentences and paragraphs so wonderful that I want to move in with them.”
– Adresseavisen

“Tina Åmodt writes with insight and empathy about puberty … Åmodt here offers a convincing portrait of a young girl in phase of change where everything is new and exciting … Doris is the third book from Tina Åmodt, and again she writes with authority, knowledge and psychological savvy”
– Dag og Tid

“With gifted precision, Åmodt describes how Doris’ life is ruled by a gaze from without … Åmodt shows well how a person to such a catastrophic degree is engaged in conforming and restraining her behavior. Parallell to a desperate wish for freedom, independence and just being loved for who you are … With Doris, Åmodt joins a very masculine club: the authors of sea novels … Writing a sea novel with a 14 year old girl at its center is in itself a subversive and exciting project”
– Klassekampen

Doris

Doris

Contact agent

Henrik Francke

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