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AUTUMN 2016 Mårten Sandén IN THE HEART OF THE MOU
NTAIN Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Nordin Agency In the Heart of the Mountain Sonja has received a letter from her dying grandfather in the North of Sweden who she hardly knows. He wants her to come and visit. What ensues is a long journey through Sweden. When Sonja arrives and sees the old house it feels both a bit scary and strangely alluring. Sonja quickly notices that everything isn’t as it should be. Her uncle doesn’t want her there and is planning to sell it all to the mining company. How can Sonja save the house? And who can she trust? With poignant and well-written magic realism Mårten Sandén captures courage, strong emotions, heritage and the possibility to see things in more ways than one. Mårten Sandén was the recipient of the Astrid Lindgren prize in 2015. 53 Photo: Magnus Liam Karlsson