THE HANGING SAW
Coming-of-Age story from the Swiss mountains – told in a unique, fresh voice
› A novel that impresses with the powerful imagery of filmmaker and author Alice Schmid
› Readings (with accordion)
› Digital reading copy (vertrieb@atlantisverlag.ch)
ATLANTIS LITERATUR
https://atlantisliteratur.ch/produkt/die-haengende-saege/
PRESS REVIEWS
Alice Schmid’s moving coming-of-age novel now on arttv.ch
“The book completely surprised me. I read an extremely well-told and gripping story about growing up and a young woman separating herself from her family.”
Simon Leuthold / SRF1, Buchzeichen
“Schmid vividly, unsentimentally, and with a sense of humor describes how Lily slowly finds her way to herself, how she becomes ‘outspoken’ and ‘different,’ in her autobiographically inspired novel.”
Martina Läubli / NZZ am Sonntag
The Hanging Saw is a coming-of-age novel, a novel about living on after trauma, a feminist empowerment novel.
Christine Lötscher / 041 Kulturmagazin Luzern
“Lilly is searching for her own melody, her own language. And slowly she finds her way back through music. The sounds of her accordion resonate in the big pool, offering hope.”
Zéline Odermatt / Luzerner Zeitung
“Alice Schmid masters an extremely dense language with deliberate omissions. A wonderful book with a musical accordion interlude.”
Arno Renggli / Luzerner Zeitung
“Alice Schmid has created a precious, poetic portrait of a young woman: authentic, gripping, and, despite all the lurking darkness, also very light-hearted and tender.”
Luzia Stettler
“Linguistically and narratively unique *5/5 - The way Lily’s environment is described in such vivid detail is unforgettable and uniquely beautiful. A wonderful read that gives strength and has enriched me immensely.”
Kathrin Bögelsack / Buchhandlung Orell Füssli Bern Bahnhof Galerie
› A novel that impresses with the powerful imagery of filmmaker and author Alice Schmid
› Readings (with accordion)
› Digital reading copy (vertrieb@atlantisverlag.ch)
ATLANTIS LITERATUR
https://atlantisliteratur.ch/produkt/die-haengende-saege/
PRESS REVIEWS
Alice Schmid’s moving coming-of-age novel now on arttv.ch
“The book completely surprised me. I read an extremely well-told and gripping story about growing up and a young woman separating herself from her family.”
Simon Leuthold / SRF1, Buchzeichen
“Schmid vividly, unsentimentally, and with a sense of humor describes how Lily slowly finds her way to herself, how she becomes ‘outspoken’ and ‘different,’ in her autobiographically inspired novel.”
Martina Läubli / NZZ am Sonntag
The Hanging Saw is a coming-of-age novel, a novel about living on after trauma, a feminist empowerment novel.
Christine Lötscher / 041 Kulturmagazin Luzern
“Lilly is searching for her own melody, her own language. And slowly she finds her way back through music. The sounds of her accordion resonate in the big pool, offering hope.”
Zéline Odermatt / Luzerner Zeitung
“Alice Schmid masters an extremely dense language with deliberate omissions. A wonderful book with a musical accordion interlude.”
Arno Renggli / Luzerner Zeitung
“Alice Schmid has created a precious, poetic portrait of a young woman: authentic, gripping, and, despite all the lurking darkness, also very light-hearted and tender.”
Luzia Stettler
“Linguistically and narratively unique *5/5 - The way Lily’s environment is described in such vivid detail is unforgettable and uniquely beautiful. A wonderful read that gives strength and has enriched me immensely.”
Kathrin Bögelsack / Buchhandlung Orell Füssli Bern Bahnhof Galerie