<B>Shamed schoolteacher, Mathilde, moves to a dairy farm in the Norwegian countryside for an ‘easier life’, but she’s soon up to her old tricks … upending and unsettling the lives of two reclusive farmers.  </B><B>Exquisitely written, razor-sharp and simmering with an unexpected tension,<I> Toxic </I>marks the return of one of Norway’s finest writers…</B><BR/> <BR/>'Flatland has the gift that I most often covet in the work of other writers: the ability to make everyday events compelling … how the quietest existence can brim with urgency and drama' <B>Ann Morgan</B><BR/> <BR/>‘Helga Flatland writes with elegance and subtle humour' <B><I>Daily Express</I></B><BR/> <BR/>‘The author has been dubbed the Norwegian Anne Tyler and for good reason’ <B><I>Good Housekeeping</I></B><BR/> <BR/>––––––––––––&ndash