Lorelou’s book “En frosk i fjorden – Kunsten å bli norsk” (A Frog in the Fjord) was published in Norwegian on the 24th of March 2017 with Norway’s biggest publisher Cappelen Damm. Paperback, pocket, ebook and audiobook versions are available here.

What is the book about?

The book is about her life as a foreigner the first year she was in Norway. It compiles experiences most foreigners go through here, from Easter to 17th of May, summer holidays in Northern Norway and how Lorelou understood, often misunderstood the Norwegian culture, language and people.

It is only available in Norwegian right now, but will become available in English in early 2021. Stay tuned!

National coverage in Norway

The book got national media attention in Norway, in TV shows (Lindmo, Urix, God Morgen Norge), radio programmes (Nitimen, Verdibørsen, NRK P1) and many national and regional newspapers. Several extracts from the book have been published in Norwegian media, such as the chapter on the 17th of May in Aftenposten, Dagbladet, etc.

Click here to download a sample of the book or buy it at one of the many outlets where it is available.

Book Reviews

Some of the reviews from GoodReads.com

It’s one of the deepest & funny presentation of Norway

"It’s one of the deepest & funny presentation of Norway, its people and culture. Lorelou does it gently and sophisticated at the same time as preparing any of her french dishes. If you want to learn / practice your norwegian and get to know Norway at the same time, get this book. The writing style is witty with great dose of self irony both at herself and the people." - Gedi Siuskus
2. Apr 2018

A very entertaining read

"A very entertaining read, I laughed out loud a few times and shared snapshots with my friends. Comical indeed and she does warn you head on that she writes of her perspective as an outsider to the Norwegian culture. Many of her observations are common knowledge to anyone who spent over a week in Norway. ... I am inspired to do more "Norwegian" things now." - Hind Al-Qahtani
15. Aug 2018

Lorelou, du tar så mye på kornet!

"Med kjærlighet og varme, og en dose frustrasjon, viser du hvordan veien inn til norske hjerter og sinn kan være kronglete og full av uforutsette hindere. Siden vi på en måte har byttet plass, du dro til Norge samme år som jeg dro ... til Frankrike, så var det også lærerikt for meg å få et innblikk i franske sosiale koder, som jeg ennå ikke er helt fortrolig med. Takk skal du ha!" - Tess Bermond
11. Sep 2017

Jeg har aldri vært så positivt overrasket av en bok før

"Jeg angrer ikke et sekund på at jeg valgte å gå bort fra den opprinnelige planen min for november for å lese den. Dette er definitivt den boka jeg har lest i år så langt som tok meg mest på senga og jeg anbefaler den på det sterkeste. Skrivemåten, skrivestilen eller hva enn det heter, er lett og føles veldig naturlig og dette er bare en veldig bra bok kort sagt. Men dette er jo selvsagt min mening da." - Madelén
2. Nov 2018

Its funny cause its true. I just loved this book!

"My gosh, I really really enjoyed this! I adore Lorelou and her observations on Norwegians. It's funny cause it's true. I just loved this book!"- Marie The Librarian
5. Jan 2018