Recommended by a Norwegian friend, I enjoyed the atmospheric beginning enough to buy the full (e)book (hurray for Amazon's sample chapters!). I love the small detail in it and the careful painting of the atmosphere and pictures, as we flick between the author growing up as a boy and in his older age; the slow pace of the book, and the interesting revelations as we continue through. It's a wonderfully human book, and reading between the lines seems just as important as following the story through. A good introduction to this writer; I'd like to come back for more.