Just a Mother

In the fourth installment of Roy Jacobsen's Barrøy Chronicles, Ingrid returns to her family’s island home in Norway, navigating the lingering tensions from World War II. As she assumes responsibility for a boy who joins her daughter in the Barrøy community, Ingrid grapples with the weight of past events and the arrival of news from friends that reflects a society in flux. Faced with choices about which stories to share and which to keep private, she contemplates the future she envisions for herself and the next generation.