Hetta er ein nøtrandi søga um eitt einsamalt stakkaladýr, eina gentu, sum býr saman við sínari fámæltu og oyðiløgdu mammu, sum hevur nóg mikið í sínum kærleiksleysa gerandissliti, og einum fosturpápa, sum misnýtir hana kynsliga. Søgan fer fram í Norðurnoregi í fimmtiárunum. Hóast kjarnin í bókini er søgan um Toru, verður hon sett í størri samanhang.
Bókin verður eisini ein lýsing av bygdarsamfelagnum, sum Tora veksur upp í. Kríggið er just avhæsað, og Tora er týskarabarn. Bæði hon og mamman eru krígsoffur. Oman á ta vanlagnuna neyðtekur fosturpápin hana. Hvussu kann Tora mennast undir hesum korum? Hvørjar útvegir finnur hon, so hon kann draga undan í hesum lívskarga og ræðuliga umhvørvi?
Tá ið vit hitta Toru, er hon í teimum viðkvæmu kynsbúningarárunum, í skiftinum frá barni til vaksna kvinnu.
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This is a tintillating story about a lonely derilict and a girl who lives with her quiet and ruined mother who is involved in her own loveless daily life, and her foster father who abuses her sexually. The story is set in Northern Norway in the 1950s. While it centres around Tora the storyline also incorporates a larger context.
The book is a depiction of the small town society in which Tora grows up. The war has recently ended and Tora is a war child - her biological father is German. She and her mother are both victims of the war. In addition to this terrible predicament her foster father rapes her. How can Tora evolve under such circumstances? Which path does she find to escape this lifeless and terrible situation?
When we are introduced to Tora she is in the delicate period of adolescence, in the transition from girl to woman.
