Astrid Lindgren

Her life is full of childhood, she has to search for happiness in love
By Susanne Lieder

361 pages with numerous color photos and box sketches. Paperback. 13 x 21 cm.

She is world-famous as a children's book author, but who knows her as a woman and lover?

1929: Astrid is finally reunited with her son Lasse. As an unmarried mother, life isn't easy, but she's determined to make it work. For Lasse and for herself. Years later, all of this seems forgotten. Astrid has married her great love, Sture. What remains are the stories she tells her son and daughter, Karin. Stories about a brave girl with two pigtails and a monkey. Astrid begins to write them down and sends them to a publisher. Her sudden success as an author comes as a surprise. Actually, everything could be fine now. But things are strained between Astrid and Sture, and then a tragic blow befalls the family.

The sensitive portrait of one of the most important women of our time, whose stories have made generations of children happy.

Susanne Lieder grew up near Bad Oeynhausen and lives with her family south of Bremen. Since 2012, she has worked full-time as a writer, fulfilling her childhood dream. She writes popular novels, historical novels, and biographies.

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