ARGONAUT BOOKS

Liv has a lot of secrets. Late one night, in the aftermath of a party in the apartment she shares with two friends in Âlesund, she sees a python on a TV nature show and becomes obsessed with the idea of buying a snake as a pet. Soon Nero, a baby Burmese python, becomes the apartment's fourth roommate. As Liv bonds with Nero, she is struck by a desire that surprises her with its intensity. Finally she is safe. 13 years later, in the nearby town of Kristiansund, Mariam Lind goes on a shopping trip with her 11-year-old daughter, Iben. Following an argument Mariam storms off, expecting her young d...Read More