Winter

<p><em>Winter</em> is a haunting coming-of-age novel set in the bleak suburbs of 1980s Sweden. Eleven-year-old Sam lives in silence navigating a home ruled by fear and a world that offers little comfort. But when tragedy strikes everything changes.</p><p> </p><p>In the darkest moments a stranger appears - quiet kind and always just when Sam needs him most. Jack. No one else seems to notice him but Sam clings to his presence like a lifeline as the world around him collapses.</p><p> </p><p>As winter deepens so do the scars - physical and emotional. Violence secrets and an unspeakable crime pull Sam into a reality few could survive. But is Jack the protector he seems or something else entirely?</p><p> </p><p>Told in stark intimate prose <em>Winter</em> explores trauma survival and the fragile boundary between safety and illusion. A deeply human story about what we hold on to when we have nothing left.</p>