The White Lady is Tom Thowsen’s attempt at breathing new life into two urban legends from his childhood home in southeastern Norway: the tales of the White Lady and the secret passage said to exist between Fredriksten Fortress and the town of Halden. The author’s depiction of Halden is supported by his personal experience living on Festningsgata in the 80s. The White Lady follows Veronika and Frits, a young couple who purchase an old house in Borgerskansen and unearth a diary that seems to solve a century-old mystery. Who is the White Lady and why is she haunting the Fortress?
TOM THOWSEN 