Die Zeit im Sommerlicht

"A unique novel - smells, flavours and thoughts gallop across the pages like a mighty herd of reindeer."
Alingsås TidningIn the land of the reindeer, a group of children are torn from their world and taken to a remote boarding school where they face great challenges. An unforgettable story about dark secrets, hope and solidarity and the return to the light.Sweden in the 1950s. Else-Maj is seven years old when she has to leave behind the familiar life in the Sámi village and the warming presence of her beloved reindeer and go to a so-called nomad boarding school. Here she meets Jon-Ante, Marge and other Sámi children who, like Else-Maj, are to deny everything they know about the world from now on. Only the good-natured governess Anna, a Sámi like them, holds a protective hand over the children. But one day she disappears without a trace. It is not until many years later that the former pupils find out the answer and with it finally a chance for satisfaction - and healing.