J. S. Drangsholt Boeken

Professor Ingrid Winter seems to have it all. But she can't help feeling like everything's crumbling around her--just like the roof on her family home. Now she and her husband are on the hook for repairs they can barely afford, and lack of funds means her husband must cancel his dream trip to Italy. Their three daughters are growing up too fast, her latest batch of students are more disaffected than ever, and there's no one that she's not disappointing. To top it all off, Mr. and Mrs. Perfect have moved in right next door. Overwhelmed and anxious, Ingrid's ready to take a hike. And the whole family, including Gramps, is coming along. A staycation in the mountains of Norway may be just what the Winters need. But will tromping through nature help Ingrid find the right path or send her deeper into the woods?

"A neurotic Norwegian mother of three small children and an overworked literature professor with an overactive imagination, Ingrid feels like her life's always on the brink of chaos. Her overzealous attempt to secure her dream house has strained her marriage. She's repeatedly reprimanded for eye-rolling in faculty meetings ... Clearly she needs to get away. But Russia? Forced to join an academic mission to Saint Petersburg to promote international cooperation, Ingrid finds herself at a crossroads while drinking too much cough syrup. Will this trip push her into a Siberian sinkhole of existential dread or finally give her life some balance and direction?"--Back cover.