A Norwegian Christmas in Sandnes
She came home for twelve days. She found a reason to stay.
After missing her father’s death by seventeen minutes, Astrid Johansen has spent a year keeping grief at arm’s length in Oslo. Now it’s Christmas, and her mother’s colour-coded schedule for surviving the holidays demands Astrid’s presence in Sandnes. Twelve days. That’s all she has agreed to.
Twelve days was the plan.
But Christmas stretches into January, and January into something Astrid never planned for. In the house she grew up in, with a mother who meets loss with lists and schedules, the grief she outran in Oslo is waiting for her.
Now she faces an impossible choice: return to the life she has built in the capital, or admit that five years of independence were really five years of running.
A novel about grief that doesn’t end, family that persists, and the courage to choose connection over protection.
A Christmas story for people who know Christmas isn’t always easy.
- Readers who love warm, character-driven family stories
- Anyone facing a first Christmas after losing someone
- Anyone who has gone home for the holidays and found it harder than expected
- Readers who want to spend a Norwegian winter in Sandnes, from their own armchair
- A thoughtful gift for a mother, a daughter, or a friend who’s been through a hard year
A story to give, and to keep.
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Colin Beharie
Colin Beharie was born in Jamaica and has lived in Norway since 1987. He makes his home in Sandnes, the town where this story is set. He writes literary fiction, cultural nonfiction, faith and business leadership, published through Wise Buy Royalty.
Also by Colin: Good Luck With That! A Guide to Understanding Jamaicans.
God jul, and welcome home.