Torgrim Eggen is a Norwegian musician, journalist, magazine editor, novelist and non-fiction writer. Among his books are Gjeld from 1992 and the novel Pynt from 2000. Duften av Havana from 2002 is a cultural history of the cigar, and Manhattan from 2007 is about New York City. Eggen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1995 (shared with Terje Holtet Larsen).
Eggen skriver godt, og jeg likte denne boka også. Det var til tider irriterende å lese Gro sine skrivefeil og orddelingsfeil, men skjønner at det var en del av karakteren.