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AUTUMN 2016 Flora Wiström STOP Bonnier Carlsen Ri
ghts: Bonnier Rights Stop It’s winter in Stockholm when Ester sees him for the first time. He picks out a book on Frida Kahlo and pays without looking Ester in the eyes. Outside the second hand bookshop drifts of snow lie like stranded whales across the street and it’s pitch black by three o’clock. Ester doesn’t dare asking for his number, despite hearing her best friend Hanin’s words echo in her head: go for it. The meeting with Eli changes Ester’s life completely. Life and love becomes extra important, beautiful but also terrible. Life rushes forward like an express train and Ester just wants to shout: Stop. The popular blogger Flora Wiström makes her debut with a strong, emotionally loaded young adult book that’s dense with intrigue. 63