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GIVEAWAY – 3 copies of The Kindness by John Ajvide Lindqvist – SWEDEN
20th August 2023
We are delighted of offer 3 copies of The Kindness by John Ajvide Lindqvist, set in Norrtälje, SWEDEN.
TR: Marlaine Delargy
UK ONLY
Supernatural and societal horrors converge in this Bookseller ‘One to Watch’ novel, which artfully takes the temperature of our contemporary moment.
A shipping container is mysteriously dumped in the Swedish port town of Norrtalje. Due to their ignorance of its ownership it isn’t until a week has passed that the authorities can have it forced open. There the remains of twenty eight refugees are found, a situation of unrelenting horror. Not only that; a black sludge pours out which contaminates the river and is the cause of a new, sickening dread that affects Norrtalje’s inhabitants, causing a lack of trust, aggression, violence. It seems like an end to Kindness.
Six characters are at the centre of this extraordinary novel, six people in search of love and connection, whose extraordinary qualities will confront the metaphysical illness consuming their town.
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WINNERS
Sue Barton
Sharon Arnott
Suzanne Croft
Definitely Abba, Stockholm, glacial mountains, forests & fjords.
Orienteering
Köttbullar – Meatballs
What I associate with Sweden is the lakes and forests which look absolutely dreamy. Would love to go there one day
Meatballs and IKEA
Vikings.
Kladdkaka – Swedish sticky chocolate cake
Scania and Volvo
Ikea
I instantly think of the cold and snow – although I know it’s not always like that of course!
The author Jonas Jonasson.
Nordic Noir
The Swedish chef on the Muppets
Scandi Noir crime drama
Swedish Meatballs
The ICEHOTEL
Stockholm
Dolph Lundgren
Smorgasbord, pickled herrings and Abba
The warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628
Sven Goran Eriksson
Meatballs
I think of Smorgasbord
I think of Smorgasbord
The word thing that springs to mind when I think of Sweden is “Smorgasbord”
Northern Lights
I associate outdoor swimming with Sweden.
I associate a good work/personal life balance with Sweden
Swedish meatballs (IKEA springs to mind!)
I think of Dala horses when I think of Sweden.
Opeth
Abba
A clean country with lots of trees
ikea!
Used to work for a language school who had there head office in Sweden.
Nordic Noir
Snow
When I think of Sweden I think of a very snowy sparsely populated very clean country
Visiting Stockholm on a cruise
Swedish smörgåsbord
ABBA
I associate the Swedish chef in The Muppets with Sweden.
Meatballs
I always think about the concept of Fika when I think about Sweden
Expensive alcohol
I have to say Ikea, but meatballs as well. Sweden is on my list of countries to visit when I retire.
ABBA and Swedish meatballs!
Ikea
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
ABBA
Hot springs
ABBA and Norsemen
Abba
ABBA and a healthy lifestyle
midnight sun
ABBA and meatballs would be my vote!
The Swedish Archipelagos
Gothenburg
Always Ikea
lakes
Vikings!
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy
As a football fan has to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic
It’s got to be the extraordinary and wonderful Abba for me.
“The Bridge” the crime series
meatballs (at IKEA!)
meatballs, they have a taste of their own
l associate Stieg Larsson with Sweden
Sweden makes me think of tall, blond Vikings!
Really enjoying watching Swedish Noir at the moment x
Very predictably it has to be Abba
Horribly stereotypical I’m afraid – saunas, very tall very attractive blonde people.
Abba and Bjorn Borg! Many thanks
Abba
Volvos, Roxette and Ericsson phones
Roxette
Felix Kjellberg!
Breathtaking views such as the northern lights.
Fjords and saunas
Chocolate and skiing!
Ikea, tennis stars Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg and ABBA
Cinnamon buns!
ice hotel
The Swedish Chef Muppet!!
Abba Bjorn Borg and ikea
Swedish Meatballs yummy
Bjorn Borg, Abba and Volvo cars
Stefan Edberg
Folk art
Er, Koran-burning at the moment.
Meatballs
Forests and mountains
Smorgasbord and Gravadlax
IKEA! Love their meatballs!
I associate Sweden with ABBA and IKEA, although I’ve never actually been to IKEA and I wonder if I’ve been missing out!
The Bridge
Definitely IKEA! Love their meatballs! Our local branch has closed now, sadly! It was a great & cheap place to lunch with friends!
I also love ABBA!
The first thing I think of is Wallander!
Trees and forests
Yep Ikea and Abba for me