The novel Quantum Leap by the popular Danish author has been translated into several languages and won the Horsens Postena Award for Best Work for Young People in 2021. A valuable and readable book for a time when more and more young people are facing depression. The novel is also being made into a film.
Astrid spends almost all her free time with her sister, who is paralyzed by a terrible anxiety that seems to be swallowing her up. She tries to be available and supportive to her, while at the same time living a normal life. Her parents deal with this in their own way – her mother with excessive attention, her father with withdrawal and denial. But when Astrid falls in love, the apparent balance in the family is disrupted. She also needs space for herself, for her own life, but she struggles with feelings of guilt. Then she makes a brave decision. (summarized from the main page of the Mladinska knjiga publishing house)