SKYGGER OVER ØRESUND —THE MERCHANT’S WIFE
by Anna Bridgewater
COPENHAGEN, 1801. The English fleet lies in the harbor with its cannons loaded. In the midst of wartime, young, beautiful Klara is trapped in a marriage of convenience with the controlling merchant Jakob Vedel, and she becomes increasingly desperate about her fate.
WHILE THE CANNONS roar and the air is thick with gunpowder, lightning strikes her. She meets Christian, a sailor and half-English, and they fall madly in love. Can Klara break free from the merchant’s iron grip, and will Christian wait for her?
ANNA BRIDGWATER’S NEW series is compelling historical romance of the highest order, transporting readers to 19th-century Copenhagen and immersing them in Klara and Christian’s difficult love affair. It depicts a defining moment in Danish history and a woman’s struggle to break free from the bonds that bind her.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Grønningen 1, Denmark 2025
RIGHTS SOLD
Denmark, Grønningen 1
REVIEWS
“Entertaining… an exciting, sensual, and romantic love story.”
– historie-online.dk
“The story of what it was like to be a woman in the 1800s.”
– Bogvægten
“A historical romance set during the Battle of Copenhagen and a tale of a woman’s struggle for love and freedom. Klara is trapped in a marriage of convenience when she meets sailor Christian.”
– Læsehjørnet
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