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A decades-long, seemingly rock-solid marriage suddenly falls apart during one hot Stockholm summer in this addictive domestic drama that marks the American debut of #1 Swedish bestselling author Moa Herngren.

By #1 bestselling Swedish author Moa Hergren, an addictive and irresistible family drama that readers from all walks of life will quickly resonate with.

Bea couldn’t be more excited to trade the stifling Stockholm summer heat for vacation on Gotland Island. Shes looking forward to spending quality time with her beloved husband of thirty-two years, Niklas, and their two moody teenage daughters, and recuperating from the stress of daily life in the company of her beloved in-laws. One night shortly before their departure, Bea and Niklas have a seemingly mundane argument over a trivial issue, and Niklas goes out with a friend to blow off steam. But as the hours pass, Niklas doesnt come home. Beas irritation soon gives way to panic: could something terrible have happened?

She soon learns that though her husband is fine, their marriage is not. With a callous, three-word text, Niklas shatters Beas world. Her kind, gentle pediatrician husband is insisting on a divorce. While Bea is distraught and confused, is the split really coming out of the blue?

Written with the warmth, empathy, and emotion that have made her insightful, page-turning family novels bestsellers in her native Sweden, Moa Herngren raises thoughtful questions about why relationships fall apart: Is the person who leaves always the bad guy? What emerges once you begin scratching the surface of what seems like a clear-cut situation? Told from dual perspectives,The Divorceis a gripping domestic drama that deftly explores the complexities of modern marriage.

Translated from the Swedish by scar A. Unzueta Ledesma.