Sleepless, 9781913207069
Paperback
Sixteen years awake: a family, a mystery, and one last hope.

Sleepless

a thousand wakeful nights, one solution

$28.55

  • Paperback

    220 pages

  • Release Date

    24 September 2020

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Summary

Sleepless: A Sixteen-Year Odyssey into the Night

Anders Bortne seemingly has it all: a loving wife, two beautiful children, and fulfilling creative work in Oslo. But beneath the surface lies a silent struggle – sixteen years of unrelenting insomnia. The sleepless nights are eroding his life and straining his family.

He’s tried everything: sleeping pills, yoga, herbal remedies, acupuncture, hypnosis… nothing has worked.

Sleepless delves into the mysteries of …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781913207069
ISBN-10:1913207064
Author:Anders Bortne, Lucy Moffatt
Publisher:Sandstone Press Ltd
Imprint:Sandstone Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:220
Release Date:24 September 2020
Weight:164g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 14mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Flows like a novel. His troubled musings are almost poetic.

Flows like a novel. His troubled musings are almost poetic.

Fun… empathic… heartbreaking.

* Politiken *

Sleep disturbances have been a feature of the pandemic, and sufferers will find much humorous food for thought in Sleepless by Anders Bortne.

* The Independent *

About The Author

Anders Bortne

Anders Bortne is a writer and musician who has written five acclaimed books and released eight albums. He has a law degree and currently works as a speechwriter for the Norwegian Minister of Justice. His debut as a writer came in 2005 with the novel A Good Band. His third novel, The Ice Man, was nominated for The Youth Critic`s Prize in 2011. Bortne’s trademark is combining the extraordinary with the trivial, and his work often revolves around family and identity.

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