Review: Linea Maja Ernst's "Waist Deep" — A Fun, Sexy Danish Summer Novel About Reuniting Friends
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Bekah Waalkes
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A review of Linea Maja Ernst's debut novel "Waist Deep," an international bestseller about five old university friends reuniting at a Danish summer house for a week, where hosts Karen and Esben announce their surprise wedding plans. The novel is described as a fun, sexy summer read inspired by television sitcoms and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring self-obsessed characters in a cinematic lakeside setting.
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· 3 pulledWaist Deep, the debut novel and international bestseller by Danish writer Linea Maja Ernst, reads like it's inspired equally by television sitcoms and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Five old friends from university, plus two partners, plus two children, all reunite at a summer house on a remote lake in Denmark for a week.
The one where the gang gets back together!
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