One grey morning the first snow began to fall in Moomin Valley. It fell softly and quietly, and in a few hours everything was white. It took me a ridiculous amount of time to read this pocket-sized, yet delightful children's book. Finn Family Moomintroll is the first Moomin book translated into English, and at only … Continue reading Finn Family Moomintroll | Tove Jansson #NordicFINDS23
7 December 1962, Devon 7 REASONS NOT TO DIE: 1. Skin. To never again feel the skin of one's beloved child. Not another fictionalised biography I hear you cry! One day I will work out why I am so drawn to this genre. But for now, I give you Sylvia Plath and Euphoria. What do … Continue reading Euphoria | Elin Cullhed #SWEfiction
Sometimes the perfect book lands on your doorstep at exactly the right time. This past month or so has been pretty ordinary. The loss of a much loved family member to cancer has left us all exhausted and numb. I'm sure many of you know the drill we've been through lately. The shock, followed by … Continue reading The Murderer’s Ape | Jakob Wegelius
This is the perfect holiday read. I found the first book in the Millenium Trilogy a little slow to start as Larsson set the scene. I needed time to get my head around the geographical context. I had no idea where I was or who all these characters were. But all of a sudden - wham! I … Continue reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Steig Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire is the second part of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. Unlike the first book I had no problems getting into this one and consumed it in a few days whilst on summer holidays. It was hard not to give away plot teasers to my husband who was waiting for his turn … Continue reading The Girl Who Played With Fire | Steig Larsson
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