If you have free time and are curious to walk the streets of the troll town, you will see, riding a bicycle or on foot, an older lady who does not have the privilege of having the silver hair of her age but has brown hair and green eyes full of curiosity. Troldhede is a small town in Denmark with a lake at the edge of the forest. It is an idyllic, quiet life – sometimes too quiet. It is the place where you can find peace, where only the sparrows quarrel in the morning in front of the window and where the church bell announces the passing hours.
Nina Koman’s poignant memoir, Why?, is a heartfelt exploration of a life marked by love, loss, and resilience. Through a series of vivid vignettes, Koman takes readers on a journey from her childhood in Romania to her later years in Denmark, painting a vivid picture of the joys and sorrows that sh...