I 2012 fik hun Kritikerprisen og Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris for romanen Dage i stilhedens historie

som tematiserer borgerkrigen i Algeriet i 1990’erne

Det lancerede en kæde af begivenheder

David Whyte

The House with the Little Red Door I 2012 fik hun KritikerprisenWhat makes a house a home? This sweet story, with jaw dropping illustrations, is the perfect cosy tale for bedtime. Olivia lives in a house with a little red door. Mouse lives in an oak tree behind the house. When a storm blows the oak tree down, Olivia tries her best to find a new house for her neighbour, but are any of the houses the right home? When Mouse loses his old oak tree home in a snowstorm, his neighbour Olivia offers many different options