Hanna’s Daughters
Hanna’s Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson, published by Phoenix in 1999, is a contemporary literary work that spans 314 pages. The narrative follows Anna as she returns from a visit to her mother, feeling restless and drawn to her childhood home. While exploring, she discovers a sepia photograph of her grandmother, Hanna, prompting a reflection on her family’s past and the complexities of memory.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of the lives of three Swedish women, set against the backdrop of the stunning Scandinavian lakes and mountains. The story delves into themes of identity and familial connections, revealing how Anna’s perception of her grandmother shifts as she confronts her own heritage. This edition invites readers to engage with a narrative that intertwines personal history with broader reflections on time and romance.
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Anna has returned from visiting her mother. Restless and unable to sleep, she wanders through her parents’ house, revisiting the scenes of her childhood.
In a cupboard drawer, folded and pushed away from sight, she finds a sepia photograph of her grandmother, Hanna, whom she remembers as old and forbidding, a silent stranger enveloped in a huge pleated black dress. Now, looking at the features Anna recognises as her own, she realises she is looking at a different woman from the one of her memory.
Set against the majestic isolation of the Scandinavian lakes and mountains, this is more than a story of three Swedish women. It is a moving testament of a time forgotten and an epic romance in every sense of the word.
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