Bøger af Sofia Lundberg

”Skrevet med kærlighed. Fortalt med glæde.” – Fredrik Backman, forfatter til En mand der hedder Ove Doris har haft sin adressebog siden 1928. I den lille bog bærer hun minderne om alle de mennesker, hun har mødt gennem livet. Nu er hun 98 og bor alene i en lejlighed i Stockholm. De fleste af navnene i adressebogen er efterhånden streget over, døde, og hendes eneste kontakt til omverdenen er hjemmehjælperens besøg og samtalerne med niecen Jenny, som bor på den anden side af Atlanten. En dag begynder Doris at skrive sine erindringer ned til Jenny ud fra navnene i adressebogen, og en fascinerende fortælling om et langt og farverigt liv tager form – en fortælling om familie og venskaber, eventyr, glæder og sorger, og om den store kærlighed, hun aldrig har glemt. DEN RØDE ADRESSEBOG er en hjertegribende roman, som spænder over et helt liv og tager læseren med på en rejse til svundne tiders Paris, New York og Stockholm, fra 1930’erne over anden verdenskrig til i dag. Romanen har taget de svenske læsere med storm og er nu også blevet en international succes med udgivelse i 28 lande. ”Vidunderlig, hjertevarm feel-good.” – Goodreads En roman med hjerte og humor!” – Katarina Bivald, forfatter ”En fascinerende fortælling om at være menneske og om de omstændigheder i livet, der former og hjemsøger os … en suveræn bog.” – Kulturbloggen ”Uden tvivl en af de smukkeste og mest hjerteskærende bøger, jeg længe har læst … Doris’ historie vækker følelser og giver stof til eftertanke.” – lenasgodsaker.blogspot.dk ”Romantisk og vidunderlig.” – Lucy Dillon, forfatter til Ensomme hjerter og herreløse hunde

En gribende fortælling om at overvinde skam og skyld og om at finde sig selv for at blive i stand til at elske et andet menneske. På overfladen er Elin Boals’ liv perfekt. Hun er en succesrig fotograf, bor i New York og er gift med en dejlig mand, som hun har en syttenårig datter sammen med. Alligevel er det, som om der altid har manglet noget i hendes liv. En dag modtager hun et brev fra barndomsvennen Fredrik, som var det eneste faste holdepunkt i hendes opvækst under fattige kår på Gotland. Brevet minder hende om et kapitel i hendes liv, som hun ellers har gjort alt for at fortrænge gennem årene, og som ikke engang hendes nærmeste kender til. Med dette uventede livstegn kommer minderne tilbage, og hun fyldes med skam over det, hun engang gjorde, som fik hende til at flygte fra Sverige for aldrig at vende tilbage igen. ”Denne bog fængslede mig fra første side … En utrolig velskrevet bog, som vækker mange stærke følelser og dybe overvejelser om, hvordan vi bliver til de mennesker, vi er.” SvT

"While men have long been credited with producing the first abstract paintings, the true creator was actually a woman - Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, who was inspired by her mystic visions. Acclaimed authors Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, and M.J. Rose bring her story to life in this groundbreaking novel. Early 1900s: The world belongs to men, and the art world in Stockholm, Sweden, is no different, until Hilma af Klint brings together a mysterious group of female painters and writers-Anna, Cornelia, Sigrid, and Mathilda-to form their own emotional and artistic support system. The members of the Friday Night Club find themselves thrust into uncharted territory when Hilma and her best friend, Anna, begin dabbling in the occult, believing that through sâeances they can channel unseen spirits to help them achieve their potential as artists. "The Five," as Hilma referred to them, was a group of immensely talented, fascinating women whose lives and work were cast into obscurity...until now. The Present: Over a century later, an associate curator at the Guggenheim Museum, Eben Elliot, brings the Hilma af Klint show to New York where he uncovers questions about the Five and how the modern day art world is funded, which puts him in a precarious position both emotionally and professionally, as he witnesses how history can be manipulated. The Friday Night Club is an illuminating historical novel that explores destiny, passion, and the threads that connect five women as they challenge artistic and societal traditions"--

How deeply can you love when your heart is full of secrets? A sweeping, propulsive family story about a woman learning to love, from the bustle of New York's fashion scene to a remote, windswept Swedish island, by the acclaimed author of The Red Address Book-"a love letter to the human heart" (Alyson Richman).By age fifty, Elin Boals has created a perfect life for herself: her wildly successful business as Manhattan's preeminent fashion photographer is flourishing. Her handsome, patient husband is devoted to her; her teenaged daughter, Alice, has been accepted to the ballet academy of her dreams. But then Elin receives an innocuous-looking envelope. Folded inside is a star chart, with an address written by a familiar hand.Shaken, Elin begins to have startling flashbacks to a life very different from the childhood in a Paris bookstore that she has so lovingly recounted to Alice. In these memories, a poverty-stricken little girl cares for her two ragged baby brothers, laughing with her family on the good days, sheltering them from her mother's sadness and her father's wrath on the bad days. Elin also remembers vivid walks with a young classmate, Fredrik, whose steadfast friendship and starlit confidences shaped her young life. As Elin becomes consumed by these memories, her New York life begins to crumble dramatically. Finally, her family's troubling questions drive her to face, at last, the brutal secret from her past.At once a heartwarming family story and a page-turning mystery, A Question Mark Is Half a Heart traces a surprising journey across continents to reconciliation, and toward finding a true sense of home.

Esther har mistet fodfæstet efter en svær skilsmisse, og weekenderne uden sønnen Adrian er smerteligt ensomme. Hver anden lørdag går hun ud til en gammel eg på en eng ved vandet. Der møder hun en dag Rut, en ældre dame med en fantastisk evne til at fokusere på det smukke i livet. Rut mindes sin ungdom, og Esther bliver fascineret af hendes fortællinger. Et uventet og smukt venskab opstår mellem de to kvinder. Men ikke alt er, som det umiddelbart ser ud til … Hvad er det for hemmeligheder, Rut skjuler? I sin søgen efter svar rejser Ester til Comosøen i Italien, hvor billedet af en kompliceret livsskæbne træder frem.

En gribende fortælling om at overvinde skam og skyld og om at finde sig selv for at blive i stand til at elske et andet menneske. På overfladen er Elin Boals’ liv perfekt. Hun er en succesrig fotograf, bor i New York og er gift med en dejlig mand, som hun har en syttenårig datter sammen med. Alligevel er det, som om der altid har manglet noget i hendes liv. En dag modtager hun et brev fra barndomsvennen Fredrik, som var det eneste faste holdepunkt i hendes opvækst under fattige kår på Gotland. Brevet minder hende om et kapitel i hendes liv, som hun ellers har gjort alt for at fortrænge gennem årene, og som ikke engang hendes nærmeste kender til. Med dette uventede livstegn kommer minderne tilbage, og hun fyldes med skam over det, hun engang gjorde, som fik hende til at flygte fra Sverige for aldrig at vende tilbage igen. ”Denne bog fængslede mig fra første side … En utrolig velskrevet bog, som vækker mange stærke følelser og dybe overvejelser om, hvordan vi bliver til de mennesker, vi er.” SvT

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How deeply can you love when your heart is full of secrets? A sweeping, propulsive family story about a woman learning to love, from the bustle of New York's fashion scene to a remote, windswept Swedish island, by the acclaimed author of The Red Address Book-"a love letter to the human heart" (Alyson Richman). By age 50, Elin Boals has created for herself a perfect life: her wildly successful business as Manhattan's preeminent fashion photographer is flourishing. Her handsome, patient husband is devoted to her; her teenaged daughter, Alice, has been accepted to the ballet academy of her dreams. But then Elin receives an innocuous looking envelope. Folded inside is a star-chart, with an address written by a familiar hand. Shaken, Elin begins to have startling flashbacks, to a life very different from the childhood in a Paris bookstore that she has so lovingly recounted to Alice. In these images, a poverty-stricken little girl cares for her two ragged baby brothers, laughing with her family on the good days, sheltering them from her mother's sadness and her father's wrath on the bad days. Elin also remembers vivid walks with a young classmate, Fredrik, whose steadfast friendship and starlit confidences shaped her young life. As Elin becomes consumed by these memories, though, her New York life begins to crumble dramatically. Finally, her family's troubling questions drive her to face, at last, the brutal secret from her past. At once a heartwarming family story and a page-turning mystery, A Question Mark Is Half a Heart traces a surprising journey across continents to reconciliation, and toward finding a true sense of home.

The global fiction sensation?published in 32 countries around the world?that follows 96-year-old Doris, who writes down the memories of her eventful life as she pages through her decades-old address book. But the most profound moment of her life is still to come...Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny?her American grandniece, and her only relative?give her great joy and remind her of her own youth. When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many crossed-out names of people long gone and is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. In writing down the stories of her colorful past?working as a maid in Sweden, modelling in Paris during the '30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War?can she help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future? And whatever became of Allan, the love of Doris's life? A charming novel that prompts reflection on the stories we all should carry to the next generation, and the surprises in life that can await even the oldest among us, The Red Address Book introduces Sofia Lundberg as a wise?and irresistible?storyteller."Written with love, told with joy. Very easy to enjoy."?Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove