Skinless Sky

Brief Overview

In the novel «Skinless Sky», Herbjørg Wassmo continues the story of Tora—a girl growing up in the harsh north of Norway, whose life is marked by pain, fear, and a search for light amid darkness. As Tora matures, she struggles to break free from the chains of her past, to overcome the trauma inflicted by her stepfather’s cruelty and her mother’s silence. Through cold winds and bleak everyday life, she seeks support in love, friendship, and her own dignity. With remarkable sensitivity and poetic power, Wassmo reveals the heroine’s inner world, her fight for the right to be herself, for hope and freedom, allowing the reader to feel both the fragility and strength of the human soul against the backdrop of the severe northern landscape.