' Dorthe Nors is fantastic!' Junot Diaz' Nors' writing is by turns witty gut wrenching stark & lyrical' Los Angeles Times Sonja's over forty & she's trying to move in the right direction She's learning to drive She's joined a meditation group & she's attempting to reconnect with her sister But Sonja would rather eat cake than meditate Her driving instructor won't let her change gear And her sister won't return her calls Sonja's mind keeps wandering back to the dramatic landscapes of her childhood
- the singing whooper swans the endless sky & getting lost barefoot in the rye fields
- but how can she return to a place that she no longer recognises? & how can she escape the alienating streets of Copenhagen? Mirror Shoulder Signal is a poignant sharp-witted tale of one woman's journey in search of herself when there's no one to ask for directions