Three orphaned siblings reckon with a complicated inheritance in this novel of ghosts, stalled lives and budding desires - from a rising star on the European literary scene.
A complex tale of family mythology and regret, The Lobster's Shell is the story of three orphaned siblings, now in their thirties and forties; their attempts at connection, their failures and frustrations.
Over the years their differences have driven them apart, but during five days in April they have to confront their relationship and shared history. Sidsel asks Niels for a service that challenges his chosen loneliness and Ea gets in touch from the United States. Hoping to make contact with their mother, she has visited clairvoyant Bee Wallens. Lately, a nagging question has been haunting her.
