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From the author of What Concerns Us, comes an exploration of non-monogamous relationships.

Told in alternating voices, Woman, Idle explores two main questions: What kind of women have I become? What kind of women do I want to be?

n the Swiss mountains, Romi and Szibilla arrive at Nora’s childhood home to find their longtime friend has retreated into silence. With Nora refusing to speak and her mother keeping them at arm’s length, Romi and Szibilla are forced into an uneasy time together over the next five days. Their mutual acquaintance will bring out their own insecurities as friends, lovers, and mothers, unexpectedly confronted with themselves and their own choices. This is a novel that masterfully blends daily-life reflections with suspense. Insightful yet easy to read, readers will be captivated by the mystery surrounding the silent woman. 

Laura Vogt (Teufen, 1989) studied cultural studies and literary writing. Her debut novel, So einfach war es also zu gehen (2016) featured at the Solothurn Literature Days and PROSOMOVA. In 2022, we published her second novel, Was uns betrifft (What Concerns Us). In addition to prose, she also writes poetry, plays, and journalistic texts. She lives with her family in eastern Switzerland.

Caroline Waight is an award-winning literary translator. Her translations include books by Laura Vogt, Caroline Albertine Minor, Ingvild Rishøi, Maren Uthaug, Asta Olivia Nordenhof and Dorthe Nors. Most recently, she was a finalist for the 2023 PEN Translation Award and received a special commendation at the 2023 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.