Nina appears to be a successful modern woman – sophisticated, intelligent, and confident. But her success is overshadowed by doubt and despair. As she sits at her mother’s deathbed, perennial questions arise in her mind. Fragments of present and past realities are woven together in the course of the story, which carries a poignant message for our times.

• The Icelandic Literary Prize 1991
• The Press Cultural Award for Literature 1991
• The Nordic Council Literature Prize 1992