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New Swedish Books 66 The Tenth Floor In a flat on
the tenth floor Jorinde is left all by herself. Mum has gone off to the States with her first love, and Dad has isolated himself on an island in the archipelago. How can you survive such an emotional chaos, get by on almost no money, and shoulder the responsibility of your dad’s depression? And a friendship, which could have been the rock to cling on to, is also tested as Jorinde’s first overwhelming crush changes everything. Christina Herrström’s previous novels Glappet and Tusen gånger starkare were trailblazing and set the tone for writing about the harsh conditions of being a girl in a school setting. In The Tenth Floor the perspective is different, focusing on a single teenage girl and her internal struggle to be seen and respected. A passion for social justice in combination with an eye for the visionary power of the Young Adult novel is what characterises Herrström’s contemporary story. Christina Herrström (b. 1959) The Tenth Floor Publisher BonnierCarlsen www.bonniercarlsen.se Rights Bonnier Rights mathilde.coffy@bonnierrights.se Selected Works Selected Works Didrik Chapter Book 1989 Glappet YA 1998 Tusen gånger starkare YA 2006 Photo: Ulla Montan