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“The night my father died, my brother and I ended up in the car, because by then it was dark, almost eleven o’clock, the shock had passed, we’d drunk the bitter tea the nurse made and reluctantly downed the sugar lumps she offered to help us cope, and there was nothing left to do but go home. In the end, with or without sugar, we coped not too badly, not badly at all, even. Actually, it was odd how well we were coping; I never would have believed it if you’d told me.“—from the opening of Anne Pauly’s BEFORE I FORGET, translated by Dina Leifer and winner of the 2025 Stevns Prize.

If you’re in Boston, don’t miss Anne Pauly’s @bostonbookfest event with Bruno Perreau this Saturday at 1pm. Find the event and registration details at the link in our bio 💚