A man talks on the phone with his past Vidar's life has come apart at the seams. After a violent incident at school, he is suspended from teaching. When he accidentally finds the phone number of the family's old summer house at home, Vidar dials the number on a whim. His father, who has long since died, gets in touch. Vidar soon understands: On the other end of the line is always June 17, 1986, a day from his childhood. A trapdoor into the past opens. Call by call, Vidar tries to retrace every step his family took that day. He crosses one border after another. And while the day of his childhood is slowly dissolving, the noose is tightening in the present. Book 2026 New