Author Meeting: Trine Omø

Trine Omø discusses her critically acclaimed debut novel "Is Arne in Denmark?" - a humorous, poetic and moving account of living with ADHD, love, friendship, and finding one's place in the world.

The novel's protagonist Liva is 37 when she receives her ADHD diagnosis. Through her story, we follow the many strategies she uses to keep her everyday life together, and the streams of thought that shape her life. With warmth, humor and insight, Trine Omø portrays what it is like to navigate the world in a different way.

Trine Omø is an artist, songwriter and author. She received her own ADHD diagnosis as an adult, and this evening she talks about the work on the novel, her own experiences and the themes that occupy her as an artist and human being.