Bøger af Karin Erlandsson

Strikkersker gør det, strikkersker til alle tider har gjort. De væbner sig med tålmodighed og samhørighed, møder hårdt med blødt. Forfatter og strikkerske Karin Erlandsson undersøger stikningens kulturhistorie og væver personlige erindringer og erfaringer sammen med kyndige iagttagelser af stikningens indvirkning på strikkeren såvel som på samfundet.Det blå garn er en lille bog, som emmer af stor viden, inspiration, humor og menneskelige indsigt. En hyldest til strikkersken og et manifest for de kvinder, der i generationer har holdt deres medmennesker varme via deres håndværk.

Danias bedstemor bor i en gammel stationsbygning, hvor hele familien hvert år holder julefest. Men bedstemor er ikke længere sig selv og har svært ved at huske, og en aften forsvinder hun på mystisk vis. Samme aften opdager Dania et nattog foran den ellers nedlagte station. Hun stiger på, og et magisk eventyr begynder. For på nattoget kan passagererne møde mennesker, man har mistet. Natekspressen er en smuk og prisvindende kalenderhistorie i 24 kapitler. Bogen er skrevet af den svensk forfatter Karin Erlandsson og illustreret af den anerkendte illustrator Peter Bergting.

Havet er vejen, som fører ud i verden, og som undertiden leder søfareren hjem. Det er selve forudsætningen for at bo på en ø. Man skal hele tiden være opmærksom på havets bevægelser.I Hjem afløser den ene kvindes fortællingen om livet på den svenske ø Åland den næste. Altid må nogen begive sig ud på havet, mens andre må blive tilbage og forholde sig til fraværet: til længslen, uroen, lettelsen, begæret, tvivlen- og selvstændigheden.Karin Erlandsson beskriver i ti livskapitler, der strækker sig fra 800-tallet og op til nutiden, Ålands historie fortalt fra nye perspektiver, nemlig kvindernes og børnenes. Livet på Åland er hårdt, men ikke meningsløst. Der blæser en stærk vind af trods og tillid gennem Hjem med en næsten bibelske klang. Som når den gamle kirkebygger Birger vandrer ud på det frosne hav. “Kan den bære?” spørger han, og får datteren Ragnhilds beroligende svar: “Ja, hvis isen kan bære mig, så kan den også bære dig.”Karin Erlandsson (f. 1978) er en finsk forfatter, som skriver på svensk. Hun bor i Mariehamn på Åland. Hendes værker har både modtaget og været nomineret til flere priser, herunder Nordisk Råds børne- og ungdomslitteraturpris for kalenderhistorien Natekspressen, som udkom på dansk ved Straarup & Co i 2021.

The Victor is the fourth book in the four-part series Song of the Eye Stone. Set in a fantastical world, it is an epic saga of friendship, longing and the things that really matter in life. Exhausted from death-defying adventures and devastating loss, Miranda and Syrsa must gather the strength to go in search of the legendary eye stone one last time. Only they can destroy it and free the Queendom from its tyrannical curse once and for all. But there is no time to lose, for they are not the only ones who seek it. Miranda and Syrsa's final journey takes them to the spectacular Queen's City, where rainbow pearls glitter in the streets. But it soon becomes clear that the Queen knows more about them than she would have them believe. What does the Queen want with them? Can they trust her? And what is her connection with the evil Iberis?

The Scaler of Peaks is the third book in the four-part series Song of the Eye Stone. Set in a fantastical world, it is an epic saga of friendship, longing and the things that really matter in life. Iberis has destroyed the northern port town. Miranda, Syrsa and Lydia have set out on a quest to find the eye stone - the source of Iberis' power - and destroy it. Together they must scale inhospitable peaks, battle the cold, and navigate the strange ways of the mountain folk in order to journey deep into the mountains, where the eye stone is being held. But they have no idea what dangers lie in store for them...

A fierce battle for freedom in the deep forests of the wintry north... The Bird Master is the second book in the four-part series Song of the Eye Stone. Set in a fantastical world, it is an epic saga of friendship, longing and the things that truly matter in life. It is published with the other three books in the series. In their failed quest for the eye stone, Miranda and Syrsa found each other instead. Now they have settled in a northern port town where they must learn to forget about pearls and adapt to a peaceful life in their new woodcutters' community. But the peace is soon broken when timid birds mysteriously begin attacking the townspeople. Miranda realises it must be the work of their old foe Iberis, whose greed and power has reached them all the way up north. Bird attacks are just the beginning. Soon the whole town is under the tyranny of Iberis and the eye stone. And only Syrsa and Miranda can save them.

Magical treasures and terrible dangers in a beautiful underwater world... The Pearl Whisperer is the first book in the four-part series Song of the Eye Stone. Set in a fantastical world, it is an epic saga of friendship, longing and the things that truly matter in life. It is published with the other three books in the series. Pearls are the most precious commodity in the Queendom, and Miranda is the most skilled pearl fisher of all, even with only one arm. But she has her eyes on a greater treasure: the famous eye stone. Legend has it that whoever finds the eye stone will never want for anything again. But how is Miranda supposed to find it when Syrsa, a chatty little girl with no diving experience, insists on tagging along? It soon becomes clear that they are not the only ones on the hunt for the eye gemstone. Iberis, the white-haired woman with the burning eyes, is right behind them. Who finds it first will depend on the mythical pearl whisperer, someone with the magical ability to hear the pearl's song.