Funda ku- UKarin Fossum ukunqotshwa iziza zenoveli ezimnyama ezingalindelekile. Ukuqondana kwezinto njengesiqalo sokuguqula noma ngubani hhayi isisulu kuphela kepha futhi abe ngumbulali oyingozi. Akukhona ukuthi umfundi akazi ukuthi ngubani ongaba "ngumuntu omubi" endabeni. Esikhundleni salokho, ngikhuluma ngokuthi uKarin usiqinisekisa kanjani ukuthi senze umama wekhaya omnene, iposi elinobungane, noma umenzeli wakho womshuwalense abe ngumuntu odangele ogama lakhe lokubi ligcina libusa umphefumulo wakhe nentando yakhe.
Endabeni yale ncwadi, Ungabheki Emuva, ukudideka kuvela ngisho nasekuqaleni. Lapho uRagnhild omncane enyamalala, wonke umuntu uyamfuna. Intombazane ibuyela ngonyawo lwayo, iphephile futhi izwakala emahoreni kamuva. Ubesenesikhashana nje esendlini kaRaymond, obe yisilima sedolobha, kodwa ngephuzu elimnyama, kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi kube ngenye indlela kule noveli yalolu hlobo.
Ukukhululeka okusabalele kuthulisa imimoya yomphakathi, idolobha elincane laseNorway lapho kwenzeka khona le ndaba. Kuze kube yilapho uRagnhild ephawula ngemininingwane ethandekayo. Ngokuphazima kweso uthi ubone owesifazane enqunu eduze kwechibi. Lokho akubonile empeleni yisidumbu esizotholwa ngamaphoyisa kungekudala.
Umhloli odumile uKonrad Sejer, ebengivele ngizinikele kuye ku- inoveli Ukukhanya kukaDeveli, qala ukuphenya abasebenzi. Izakhamizi zakuleli dolobha zinikeza ubufakazi bazo, i-alibis nezinye izingxabano lapho kubhekene nokufa okungaqondakali kwentsha u-Annie Holland.
Inkinga ukuthi iSejer ihlangabezana nenqwaba yamakhono. Omakhelwane abaningi bebengayibulala le ntokazi. Ukudlula kwesiphepho okungahambi kahle kwezinye izimo noma isimilo esiphazamisayo kwabanye. UKonrad uzulazula edidekile maqondana nokuxazululwa kwecala ngenkathi esazisa izingaphakathi zabalingiswa abaningi, ekuchazekeni kwabo okuyingozi, esingakubona njengomakhelwane bethu.
Manje usungathenga incwadi Ungabheki Emuva, ngumbhali omkhulu waseNorway uKarin Fossum, lapha: