THE HEARTWOOD

LUNDENS HJÄRTA – THE HEARTWOOD

By Linda Edgarsson

AT THE AGE of seventeen, Erika Skog stands on the threshold of adulthood, a threshold that seems as unshakeable as the stone in the field. She has only vague memories of her mother, Hilda, and her father has entrusted her upbringing to Anna and Oskar Hansson, who live on the Sjölund farm. But Erika struggles to come to terms with her role as a woman and is tormented by a sense of inner rootlessness. Soon she learns that everything she has been told about her background is a lie, perpetuated by those closest to her.

THE HEARTWOOD IS the standalone sequel to Linda Edgarsson’s debut novel The Summer Lake. Set in Småland in the early 20th century, the book warmly depicts the headstrong Erika’s struggle to find her place in the world.