Silence In October berg speaks to both the closeness

speaks to both the closeness and the emotional distance that exists among family members

Treated as a lover

to Ferris’s mother’s chagrin

As their relationship deepens—and Osita struggles to understand Vivek’s escalating crisis—the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom

Silence In October berg speaks to both the closenessAfter 18 years of marriage Astrid, the wife of the novel's narrator, has left home. Her departure leaves her art historian husband feeling loss and loneliness that force him to reassess his life: not only his relationship with Astrid, but with their children, friends, his previous lovers, his work and perhaps most significantly himself. Moment by moment, in the silence of their Copenhagen apartment, the puzzle of his life takes shape. Grndahl explores