Nothing Grows by Moonlight

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A hauntingly beautiful, unforgettable Norwegian classic, ripe for discovery

In the blue dusk of a spring evening, a man is drawn to a lonely, beautiful stranger across a station platform. She follows him home, and over one heady night of wine and cigarettes, recounts to him the devastating story of her life . . .

First published in 1947, Nothing Grows by Moonlight tells the haunting tale of one woman's soul-shattering love affair. When an obsessive passion for her high school teacher consumes a small-town seventeen-year-old, her life spirals out of control, giving way to pregnancy, poverty and alienation. Here, darkness and light converge, and unrequited love blooms against the shadows of societal injustices, as she fights for autonomy- over her life, her mind and her body.

Captivating, visceral and brimming with emotion, Nothing Grows by Moonlight is a feminist classic of Scandinavian literature, and an uncompromising ode to female desire.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780241729663
Published: March 2025

Number of pages: 208
Width: 136 mm
Height: 216 mm
Depth: 19 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd