Silence In October

Silence in October is a spellbinding novel by the Danish writer Jens Christian Grondahl. This is a story about marriage and love and loss told by a middle-aged art historian whose wife Astrid has left home. In the silence of his Copenhagen apartment he describes his relationship with Astrid, with their children and friends, with his previous lovers. Moment by moment the puzzle of his life takes shape.

Grondahl explores the secret, unpredictable connections between men and women. The voice we hear, as the narrator speculates about the events of his life, is sad, wise, tender, foolish. Silence in October is the work of a superb storyteller, and a masterpiece of contemporary literature.