Lund’s Narrow Choice

Tina Lund’s personal indecision between a familiar friendship and a risky love is overtaken by a catastrophe she cannot escape.

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A Friend and Colleague

The Old Affection Familiar closeness Lund and Johanson remain friends while working together on the unusual worms. Their ease with each other conceals an attraction neither has acted on.

Kare Enters Her Life

An Unexpected Romance A new attachment Lund falls for Kare Sverdrup, a chef with a quiet life far removed from her career pace. Her feelings unsettle her carefully managed ambitions.

The Weekend at the Lake

A Possibility Is Tested Desire and restraint Lund and Johanson try to cross the boundary between friendship and romance, but stop when they recognize her love for Kare. The conversation helps her see her fear of commitment.

Choosing the Coast

A Decision Delayed The approach to happiness Lund returns to the possibility of building a life with Kare, even as work and uncertainty pull her elsewhere. Johanson encourages honesty, but cannot choose for her.

The Wave Reaches Sveggesundet

An Interrupted Future A final run A tsunami reaches the coast while Lund searches for Kare and a way to escape. She is caught before she reaches safety, leaving Johanson to mourn a future they never shared.

March, during the Norwegian worm investigation

mid-March, at Sveggesundet

mid-April, at Johanson’s lake house

late April, before the tsunami

the day of the Storegga Slide