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En liten död
A Little Death
2024, Fiction
Ebba Bandh
Ebba Bandh (b.1987) has a background as literary director and publisher with over a decade’s experience in the book industry. She has worked with some of the most successful crime writers in Sweden. Her evocative debut A Little Death is inspired by a transformative exchange she undertook in the early 2000s, to a small, religious community in upstate New York that had been rocked by the mysterious deaths of two young citizens.
Awards
| Shortlisted for the Adlibris Award (Best debut) Sweden – En liten död A Little Death | 2024 |
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The Adlibris Awards 2024
The nominees for the 2024 Adlibris Awards have just been announced. Adlibris is the leading book retailer in the Nordics and the award was founded in 2019 to celebrate the site’s biggest titles. The nominated works have been selected by a jury of Adlibris employees, but the winners will be voted forth by the public.
Liza Ridzén has been nominated in both the “Fiction of the Year” and “Debut of the Year” categories for When The Cranes Fly South. Nominated for “Debut of the Year” are also Johanna Swanberg for Cassi, and Ebba Bandh for A Little Death.
Amongst the nominated titles in the “Crime Fiction” category are Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue, and Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker.
Finally, in the “Children’s Book of the Year, Ages 6-12” category, Martin Widmark has received a nomination for The Space Mystery.
The winning titles will be announced on January 30, 2025.
To vote, click the “Read more” button below.
‘A Little Death’ published in Sweden
When Lydia leaves Sweden behind for an exchange year across the Atlantic, she finds herself in a small and Christian – but godforsaken – rural community. The town has been deeply shaken by a tragedy that has left its mark on both the place and its inhabitants. Feeling lost, but keen to adapt to the local social codes, Lydia soon becomes caught up in the region’s dark intrigues.
Parallel to this, Bonnie stands before a decisive year at the end of the 1990s. Following a difficult separation, her life revolves around the love for her rebellious teenage daughter, her job within assisted living and the fellowship of the church. When Bonnie encounters the free spirited Ronald she dares to dream of a life beyond her mundane routine. But in order to move on she first needs to confront that which has kept her confined since the day her husband disappeared.
Despite being separated by time and space, Lydia and Bonnie’s destinies become intertwined in this tale that explores life-changing love, social vulnerability and the pursuit for happiness.
A Little Death is Ebba Bandh’s unforgettable literary debut set amongst the boundless corn fields and deep forests of the American east coast.