Don’t Give a Shit

Hanna de Canesie

Mira’s mother is unemployed, and Mira’s stepfather is both unpredictable and violent. She never knows when he will show up or what mood he will be in. She wears worn sweaters and shoes with holes. Her cellphone is broken. When Carla offers her to sell pills, or as she puts it, “medicine, not drugs”, it is hard for Mira to resist. With a fast dialogue and a perfect tone, Hanna de Canesie’s novel is a depiction of class, gender, love, and what we are prepared to do for freedom.

Press voices

“The book is a powerful depiction of economic vulnerability, but also of class, gender, and love.” – Andrea Flygare, Bohusläningen

“Hanna de Canesie writes with a on point dialog that is believable and close. The tempo is high, and the reader is pulled into a emotional roller coaster. There are adults who see, and friends who knows but it takes time before someone makes a move. /…/ Here there are a lot to talk about with youth! Rating: 4” Christina Wedenmark

”The ability to portray the characters situations in vulnerable situations is impressing.” Peter Grönborg, Borås Tidning

”Canesie has a rear ability in her text when it comes to the portrayal of how youth speaks and thinks … This is misery-lit for youth when it is at its best … A realistic portrayal of a socioeconomic outside ship where poorness and violence are a part of everyday life, and everything doesn’t get solved through magic.”  Sandra Bergqvist, Bokkoll

Written about Seriously, Hanna de Canesie’s debut:
“Canesie is above all worthy of praise for the language in the novel’s hearty dialogue. It’s spotless.” – Dagens Nyheter
“Seriously is a fine novel with a sensitive depiction of young people’s language and life.” – BTJ