Sara Lövestam

Sara Lövestam is a Swedish writer of historical novels, suspense novels, YA fiction, and books on Swedish grammar. Her novels have been translated into English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Polish and Greek.

Her novels all touch on the subjects of identity and psychology, and the perspectives of different people.

The heartwarming story of the teenager Steffi and her unexpected friendship with Alvar, an old man, Heart of Jazz has been translated in many languages and published in US, Germany and Spain among other.

Besides writing novels Sara Lövestam also writes about language. Grejen med verb (The Deal with Verbs) is a grammar book with a humorous take on verbs and was followed by several other grammar books. Language has always been my passion – teaching it, learning it and exploring it.

The Monika Trilogy: A powerful and moving family saga

The Monika trilogy tells the story of infertility, identity and genealogy – a family saga about the struggles of the people who came before us and hope for those who will follow. With wit and warmth, Sara Lövestam tells the story of Monika’s quest to find her place in the world. It is not always blood that connects us, and the meaning of life has to be found by each person.