Sonja's over forty, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's learning to drive. She's joined a meditation group. And she's attempting to reconnect with her sister. But Sonja would rather eat cake than meditate. Her driving instructor won't let her change gear. And her sister won't return her calls. Sonja's mind keeps wandering back to the dramatic landscapes of her childhood - the singing whooper swans, the endless sky, and getting lost barefoot in the rye fields - but how can she return to a place that she no longer recognises? And how can she escape the alienating streets of Copenhagen? Mirror, Shoulder, Signal is a poignant, sharp-witted tale of one woman's journey in search of herself when there's no one to ask for directions.

"Sonja is a thoroughly modern heroine... nothing at all like Bridget Jones. Comical and clever, with a knife-twist of uneasiness" - The Times

"Dorthe Nors bewitches with zingy one-liners" - Observer

"This novel reads like a sort of Danish Woody Allen: existential, domestic, gently humorous" - Daily Mail

"Set in Copenhagen and the Danish countryside, the events described in Mirror, Shoulder, Signal could occur in any metropolitan American city and any rural US backwater. Deceptively simple, this book addresses longing and its futility, estrangement and displacement, with a casual ease. Nors' writing creeps up on you, and then overwhelms with its emotional power. She is a master" - Chris Kraus, author of 'I Love Dick'

"Absolutely loved this book - highly recommend!" - Fiona Melrose, author of 'Midwinter'

"Witty and insightful depth... Nors writes important modern women's fiction... she gives back agency and centrality to older women" - Financial Times

"A smart, funny and clever satire" - Emerald Street

"In this short novel Nors manages to condense the essence of life" - Spectator

"Benevolent ingenuity of Nors's writing... excellent situational tragicomedy... Nors's reinvention of experimental fiction is marvellous" - Guardian

"A magnificent exploration of anxiety... Ms Nors's novel delivers a bracing antidote to the cult of hygge" - Economist

"This is a book for anyone, from Stockholm to Shanghai, who finds themselves living in a city, feeling unaccountably anxious, with "restless legs poised for flight"" - TLS

"Forty-something Sonja takes control by learning to drive - with hilarious consequences" - Vogue

"An unflinching eye makes the new queen of Danish literature stand out... very moving... Nors' watchful eye... the tenderness of her writing" - Big Issue

"Nors at her most unassuming and ambitious... Nors can't help but handle words in interesting ways and put them to original uses... a harsh wit that recalls early Lorrie Moore. If her subject is unwavering, her style remains restless, less out of a desire to be "experimental" than out of playfulness and a genuine yearning, one feels, for contact and connection... Beneath the cool minimalism roils maximalist outrage - the horror of being captive to not only your body but to society" - New York Times

"Nors' novel is as lyrically stimulating as it is illustrative of Danish culture" - Cutlure Trip

"Sonja is an unassuming, fascinating character, whose quiet journey through learning to drive manages to illuminate the angst of her very existence... Sonja's little victories feel monumental, in the way your own little victory might. It's because Dorthe Nors has created a woman merely doing what we all are - trying to figure out how to live" - Buzzfeed

"Ferociously talented . . . an insightful and compassionate novel" - Sunday Herald

"This wryly funny, quirky novel is an addictive page-turner... fresh, heartfelt and candid" - The Lady

"Mirror, Shoulder, Signal offers a spiritually Scandi perspective on life" - CUB Magazine

"A quick and offbeat read. It might just remind you of situations you've allowed to control you, and inspire you to find a way out" - Bookbag

"The ending... is perfect: hopeful without sentimentality, allowing for love but not equating love with magic. And the love comes from a most unexpected place, one that made me smile with surprised delight" - Elle Thinks (blog)

"Sharp, very funny... deftly combining wit with acute observation" - A Life in Books (blog)

"Dorthe Nors' novel is wonderful to read on different levels" - Miss Mesmerized (blog)

"In flowing and absorbing prose, Nors illustrates how this anxious, alienated woman experiences setbacks and triumphs, proportionate to her carefully enclosed life, and how it might be possible for anyone to overcome immense loneliness and make a connection" - New Yorker

"Dorthe Nors is a writer of moments-quiet, raw portraits of existential meditation, at times dyspeptic, but never unsympathetic" - Paris Review 'What We're Loving'

"Astute and contemplative... Nors conjures a gently fraught reality in prose that evokes a life paused halfway between nostalgia for the past and hope for the future" - Publishers Weekly

"Agile and profound... the novel's power builds as Sonja's inner world unfolds" - The Atlantic