A riveting psychological drama that challenges the way weunderstand othersand our own sense of selfMia is a schoolteacher in Denmark.Her husband, Frederik, is thecharismatic headmaster of a local private school. During a vacation on Majorca,they discover that a brain tumor has started to change Frederik's personality.As it becomes harder and harder for Mia to recognize him,she must protect herself and their teenage son from the strange, blunted being who now inhabits her husband's bodyand with whom she must share her home, her son, and her bed.When millions of crowns go missing at the private school, Frederik is the obvious culprit, and Mia's private crisis quickly draws in the entire community. Frederick's new indifference and lack of inhibition rupture long-standing friendships, isolating Mia and making her question who Frederik really is. Was the tumor already affecting him during the years they had been so happy together? And does it excuse Frederik from fraud?Mia enlists the help ofa lawyernamed Bernhard, whom she meets in a support group for spouses of people with brain injuries.As they prepare Frederik's defense, the two of themwrestle with the latest brain research, the age-old question offree willand their growing attraction to each other.Jungersen's lithe prose andunexpected plot twists will keep readers hooked until the very last page.