PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
H. S. Norup grew up in Denmark and has since lived in the UK, the US, Austria, Singapore and Switzerland, where she resides with her husband and two teenage sons. She has a master's degree in economics and business administration and sixteen years' experience in corporate marketing strategy and communications. When she's not writing or reading, she spends her time outdoors either skiing, hiking, walking, golfing or taking photos. Her debut novel, The Missing Barbegazi, which was shortlisted for the Red Dot Award and named a Sunday Times Book of the Year, is also available from Pushkin Children's.
Explores lost family histories and expat life, with a taste of Singaporean myth and folk tradition. --Kirkus Reviews [Freja's] quest to solve the mystery of this unquiet spirit takes the pair into the thrilling territory of Chinese folklore and feng shui. -- Financial Times A gripping, moving, perfectly crafted story... one of my books of the year. -- Sinead O'Hart, author of The Eye of the North
