A review by bob_dw
What My Body Remembers by Agnete Friis

An entertaining, and moody dive into the world of the Danish social state. Ella Nygaard has suffered from PSTD since childhood when her mother was murdered and her father sent off to prison. Now at 27, she and her son, age 11, live on government handouts because she suffers from sudden and debilitating panic attacks which leave her unable to function for hours at a time and land her in hospital. Upon release she learns that her son was sent to live with foster parents. In desperation, Ella grabs Alex and runs to her Grandmother’s seaside ramshackle cottage in sparsely populated North Denmark. Once there, Ella begins to recall the actual events of her mother’s death and discover that danger still lurks for her and her son. A dark, nourish thriller that is certain to satisfy fans of Scandinavian mysteries.