The Ferryman and His Wife

"In its original Norwegian, the title of this short, quiet treasure is The Day That Nils Vik Died – and that’s precisely what this novel is about. On a rainy November day, we accompany the widowed ferryman on his last trip plying the fjords in his beloved boat. Along the way, the ghosts of passengers from his past “ooze out of the logbooks” and line the fjord. He reconnects with people (and a dog) he helped, as well as others whose needs he wishes he’d better understood. It’s a beautiful tribute to the power of kindness."