Mount Verity

“Bohman condenses decades into this brief, potent book…The novel explores a compelling ambivalence. Hanna’s grief for Erik is the key to her art, but so is the nothingness he seems to have disappeared into. She needs both to move on from the tragedy and to burrow deeper into its mystery…Mount Verity confronts these anguished contradictions with disarming frankness and calm. We are effortlessly drawn into Hanna’s story.” —Wall Street Journal

“This magical and grimly realistic story is a powerful ode to grief and the beauty in the natural world…a dreamy, gripping slow-burn thriller.” —Chicago Review of Books, Must-Read Books of the Month

“Bohman evokes a strong sense of place, rendering the landscape as both magical and tangible. There’s much to savor in this slow-burning meditation on a family tragedy.” —Publishers Weekly

“A reflective and atmospheric read, this story investigates how to live with great loss…Readers who enjoy thoughtful, philosophical books will find this one compelling.” —Library Journal (starred review)

“Bohman…takes an oft-written narrative and gives it a mysteriousness and elegance, weaving Swedish lore into a deeply emotional story of grief, loss, and the transition to acceptance, and once again shows herself to be a skilled author with a penchant for reaching under the surface of humanity to the complex, tragic, but often beautiful layers hiding within us.” —Booklist

“Both naturalistic and lyrical, [Mount Verity] includes nuanced depictions of young adulthood, sexuality, traumatic memory, and self-expression. The prose is both evocative and restrained…The novel’s pacing and structure heighten the sense of longing and unresolved tension…dreamy and intimate.” —Foreword Reviews