A Nearly Normal Family

Posted on 03 December 2018 by M.T. Edvardsson

M.T Edvardsson s A Nearly Normal Family is a gripping legal thriller that forces the reader to consider How far would you go to protect the ones you love In this twisted narrative of love and murder, a horrific crime makes a seemingly normal family question everything they thought they knew about their life and one another.Eighteen year old Stella Sandell stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him Stella s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect Told in an unusual three part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions How well do you know your own children How far would you go to protect them Free Download [ A Nearly Normal Family ] author [ M.T. Edvardsson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Celadon should be to commercial fiction what Kleenex is to tissue In other words, this imprint should be a brand name I haven t read everything they ve published but what I have read has been outstanding These folks know what they re doing A Nearly Normal Family is not your average legal thriller There is a murder, a trial and we don t know who dun it but the family dynamics play an even greater role The story is told in three parts from each member of a small nuclear family the controlli Celadon should be to commercial fiction what Kleenex is to tissue In other words, this imprint should be a brand name I haven t read everything they ve published but what I have read has been outstanding These folks know what they re doing A Nearly Normal Family is not your average legal thriller There is a murder, a trial and we don t know who dun it but the family dynamics play an even greater role The story is t...This book just didn t work out for me the way I d hoped I read some fantastic reviews and was anxious to dig into this one, but for some reason it just never clicked with me Stella is seventeen and enjoying as much time as possible with her best friend Amina Their carefree days are growing short as they both begin the journey into adulthood Stella is off to Asia for her trip of a lifetime, while Amina plans to start medical school Everything goes sideways when Stella sneaks back into her This book just didn t work out for me the way I d hoped I read some fantastic reviews and was anxious to dig into this one, but for some reason it just never clicked with me Stella is seventeen and enjoying as much time as possible with her best friend Amina Their carefree days are growing short as they both begin the journey into adulthood Stella is off to Asia for her trip of a lifetime, while Amina plans to start medical school Everything goes sideways when Stella sneaks back into her parent s home late one night, her clothing covered in blood How far would you go to protect the ones you love Your children Your spouse Your own reputation Told from multip...Book of the Month choice for June 20193 3.5 STARSI can see why this slow burning legal thriller is garnering loads of hype it s the perfect example of a steady building of suspense that explodes into a tantalizing climax that, for my part anyway, I didn t quite see coming Based on this alone, I would whole heartedly recommend this book to readers searching for a substantial thriller full of meaty characterization and deep introspection into family dynamics and secrets My issues mainly stemmed Book of the Month choice for June 20193 3.5 STARSI can see why this slow burning legal thriller is garnering loads of hype it s the perfect example of a steady building of suspense that explodes into a tantalizing climax that, for my part anyway, I didn t quite see coming Based on this alone, I would whole heartedly recommend this book to readers searching for a substant...______ What is a lie Just as there are different sorts of truths, there must be different sorts of lies White lies, for example I ve never shied away from those Better a kind lie than a hurtful truth, I ve always thought But of course, this was different This is a complex multi layered domestic drama that kept me chewing my cuticles until the very end Every character in this book is lying.A pastor and fatherA lawyer and motherTheir teen daughter and murder suspectAnd a best friendEach ly ______ What is a lie Just as there are different sorts of truths, there must be different sorts of lies White lies, for example I ve never shied away from those Better a kind lie than a hurtful truth, I ve always thought But of course, this was different This is a complex multi layered domestic drama that kept me chewing my cuticles until the very end Every character in this book is lying.A pastor and fatherA lawyer and motherTheir teen daughter and murder suspectAnd a best friendEach lying to law enforcement, lying to each other and to themselves in an effort to protect someone they love, to preserve a family portrait that had begun to crack well before the current dilemma and to ultimately protect themselves.This story is rife with ethical quandaries that gave me pause onthan one occasion to consider what I might do if presented with the same circumstances To loosely quote Shakespeare I wo...3.5 Stars rounded down When you live with Dysfunction, you become Dysfunction Just ask the Sandells They have it down pat When Stella a teenager, is arrested for the murder of a successful businessman, parents Ulrika and Adam are beside themselves Adam is a Pastor whose whole life has been based on honesty His daughter s arrest shakes his belief system to the core Ulrika is an Attorney The law is everything to her and success has always come before all else, even her family As far as 3.5 Stars rounded down When you live with Dysfunction, you become Dysfunction Just ask the Sandells They have it down pat When Stella a teenager, is arrested for the murder of a successful businessman, parents Ulrika and Adam are beside themselves Adam is a Pastor whose whole life has been based on honesty His daughter s arrest shakes his belief system to the core Ulrika is an Attorney The law is everything to her and success has always come before all else, even her family As far as the Sandells are concerned, ethics and morals go out the window when freedom is on the line What price would you pay to hold your family together Stella is just Stella or so her best friend Amina describes her Sounds intriguing, right For me, A Nearly Normal Family was a highly intriguing read, which fell just a tiny bit short of all of the hype The believability police were on high alert throughout...I can t get enough of family dramas and this was one of the better ones I have read recently I thought the family dynamics were fascinating and the mystery of whether the daughter was innocent or guilty easily sustained my interest.Stella Sandell is 18 years old and is accused of murdering a man Stella s father is a pastor and her mother is a defense attorney and both are struggling with the realization their daughter could be found guilty of the crime The story is told from the perspectives I can t get enough of family dramas and this was one of the better ones I have read recently I thought the family dynamics were fascinating and the mystery of whether the daughter was innocent or guilty easily sustained my interest.Stella Sandell is 18 years old and is accused of murdering a man Stella s father is a pastor and her mother is a defense attorney and both are struggling with the realization their daughter could be found guilty of the crime The story is told from the perspectives of the three family members.I absolutely loved how ...A murder mystery, some courtroom drama and a family trying to hold it together Set in a Swedish city, a respectable family of three Adam, a pastor, his wife Ulrika who is a defense attorney and their 18 y o daughter, Stella They are about to hit the worst speed bump in their lives Stella is arrested for murder.Absolutely loved the narrative that gave the perspective from all three family members We learn some secrets from their past, how they are dealing with the crime and some actions t A murder mystery, some courtroom drama and a family trying to hold it together Set in a Swedish city, a respectable family of three Adam, a pastor, his wife Ulrika who is a defense attorney and their 18 y o daughter, Stella They are about to hit the worst speed bump in their lives Stella is arrested for murder.Absolutely loved the narrative that gave the perspective from all three family members We learn some secrets from their past, how they are dealing with the crime and some actions they...Whose truth is nothing but the truth M.T Edvardsson presents a heavy domestic drama wrapped around the Sandell family From all indications this is a small, compact little family of Adam, Ulrika, and Stella As the layers are peeled back, there s quite a bit beneath the surface.Edvardsson sets his story down within the town of Lund in Sweden There s a definite pendulum that swings back and forth in regard to their ever changing identities Adam, a pastor in the Church of Sweden, was once an av Whose truth is nothing but the truth M.T Edvardsson presents a heavy domestic drama wrapped around the Sandell family From all indications this is a small, compact little family of Adam, Ulrika, and Stella As the layers are peeled back, there s quite a bit beneath the surface.Edvardsson sets his story down within the town of Lund in Sweden There s a definite pendulum that swings back and forth in regard to their ever changing identities Adam, a pastor in the Church of Sweden, was once an avowed atheist until his pulled up collar was rep...MT Edvardsson writes a compelling psychological thriller in the dark and disturbing Scandi Noir tradition which gives the reader insights into Swedish law Set in the small Swedish city of Lund, a highly respectable and upstanding local family, Adam, a Church of Sweden pastor, his wife, Ulrika, an ambitious go getting criminal defense lawyer, are horrified and shocked when their strong willed, volatile teenage daughter, Stella, is arrested on suspicion of the brutal murder of a wealthy shady old MT Edvardsson writes a compelling psychological thriller in the dark and disturbing Scandi Noir tradition which gives the reader insights into Swedish law Set in the small Swedish city of Lund, a highly respectable and upstanding local family, Adam, a Church of Sweden pastor, his wife, Ulrika, an ambitious go getting criminal defense lawyer, are horrified and shocked when their strong willed, volatile teenage daughter, Stella, is arrested on suspicion of the brutal murder of a wealthy shady older businessman, Chris Stella, and her best friend, Amina, had met Chris a few weeks pr...I enjoyed this novel, which is part family drama, part crime mystery The book opens from the first person perspective of the father, who is a pastor His eighteen year old daughter is being accused of murdering a man fifteen years her senior Stella has always been Daddy s little girl, even if she has been difficult these last few years The second part of the novel is told from the POV of Stella, who is waiting for trial in prison She d always thought Swedish prisons were basically like hotel I enjoyed this novel, which is part family drama, part crime mystery The book opens from the first person perspective of the father, who is a pastor His eighteen year old daughter is being accused of murdering a man fifteen years her senior Stella has always been Daddy s little girl, even if she has been difficult these last few years The second part of the novel is told from the POV of Stella, who is waiting for trial in prison She d always thought Swedish prisons were basically like hotels, but now she knows the cruelty of guards and of being all alone twenty four hours a ...Adam and Ulrika seem like a normal family, trying to bring up their teenage daughter Stella to know right from wrong When Stella is arrested on suspicion of killing Chris Olsen,it comes as a shock to Adam a pastor, who is respected by the community and his hard working Lawyer wife Ulrika.Quote It takes a long time to build a life, but only an instant for it to crumble This story is told from the points of view both the parents and Stella As each one recollects what happened before and after Adam and Ulrika seem like a normal family, trying to bring up their teenage daughter Stella to know right from wrong When Stella is arrested on suspicion of killing Chris Olsen,it comes as a shock to Adam a pastor, who is respected by the community and his hard working Lawyer wife Ulrika.Quote It takes a long time to build a life, but only an instant for it to crumble This story is told from the points of view both the parents and Stella As each one recollects what happened before and after the killing, we really get to know them and discover what they have done to protect their family This is a gripping read I was totally engrossed from start to finish What would you do to protect you re daughter If you re morale is tested would you pass the test or would you go against all you believe in for family A mus...It takes a long time to build a life, but only an instant for it to crumbleStella s parents, Pastor Adam and defence attorney Ulrika, struggle to keep their eighteen year old daughter Stella within set boundaries Stella is a force of nature and always does what she wants Her biggest dream is to go backpacking in Asia after the school finishes in a few months The dreams are shattered when Stella comes home in the middle of the night with a blood stained blouse A 32 year old Chris Olsen hIt takes a long time to build a life, but only an instant for it to crumbleStella s parents, Pastor Adam and defence attorney Ulrika, struggle to keep their eighteen year old daughter Stella within set boundaries Stella is a force of nature and always does what she wants Her biggest dream is to go backpacking in Asia after the school finishes in a few months The dreams are shattered when Stella comes home in the middle of the night with a blood stained blouse A 32 year old Chris Olsen has been stabbed to death and Stella is suspected of the murder.A N...I felt so many things as I read A Nearly Normal Family The parents of eighteen year old Stella are professionals, with dad Adam being a well respected pastor and mom Ulrika being an attorney Stella has always been her own person,likely to rebel against what she is told or is expected of her than to do the right thing Over the years, as Stella has acted out and rebelled, her parents have tended to make excuses for her or play down her misdeeds, rather than trying to reel in Stella s bad I felt so many things as I read A Nearly Normal Family The parents of eighteen year old Stella are professionals, with dad Adam being a well respected pastor and mom Ulrika being an attorney Stella has always been her own person,likely to rebel against what she is told or is expected of her than to do the right thing Over the years, as Stella has acted out and rebelled, her parents have tended to make excuses for her or play down her misdeeds, rather than trying to reel in Stella s bad behavior At some point, the entire family attends counseling and therapy and at times doing so seems to help although each family member thought it was too invasive The book starts with a murder trial, with Stella being accused of murdering a 32 year old man The book is divided into three parts with each part being from the point of view of Adam, Stella, and Ulrika As upright and moral as both Adam and Ulrika seem...A high 4 stars It s always hard to find crime fiction that is clever, original and not too violent A Nearly Normal Family hit the mark for me It s somewhat of a courtroom drama but much of the story goes back in time and outside the courtroom The story takes place in Sweden and focuses on 18 year old Stella and her parents At the beginning of the book, Stella is accused of murdering a man in his 30s The story is told in three parts, from the points of view of the father, then Stella and the A high 4 stars It s always hard to find crime fiction that is clever, original and not too violent A Nearly Normal Family hit the mark for me It s somewhat of a courtroom drama but much of the story goes back in time and outside the courtroom The story takes place in Sweden and focuses on 18 year old Stella and her parents At the beginning of the book, Stella is accused of murdering a man in his 30s The story is told in three parts, from the points of view of the father, then Stella and then the mother The story is as much about complex family dynamics as it is about whether Stella committed the murder These are not cookie cutout characters, but because all families have their secrets and complex dynamics, this is indeed a nearly normal family I loved being in their head...

03 December 2018

M.T. Edvardsson