Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst

Discover the Scandinavian sensation and hottest read of 2026. This luscious summer novel explores the complex dynamics between friends, lovers, and friends’ lovers over seven intense days in a Danish lakeside cabin.

Five university friends reunite for a summer getaway, hoping to recapture the magic of their youth. However, reality intrudes as they arrive with established careers and partners. When Sylvia’s decades-long crush, Esben, announces his engagement to Karen, desire and anxiety intensify as the wedding day looms. Will their arcadian dreams survive, or will everything unravel?

• A compelling story of friendship, desire, and anxiety set over a single summer week.
• Translated from Danish into English.
• Praised by major publications including BBC, Vogue, and Esquire as a summer reading pick.

• Author: Linea Maja Ernst
• Translator: Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English, Danish
• Print Length: 224 pages
• Publication Date: May 7, 2026
• ISBN-10: 152995438X
• ISBN-13: 978-1529954388
• Dimensions: 130 x 16 x 198mm (13 x 1.6 x 19.8 cm)
• Item Weight: 160 g

If you enjoy evocative, provocative, and sexy contemporary fiction that explores the pangs of longing, Waist Deep is an enjoyable page-turner you won't want to miss.