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The Common Swifts
Norwegian title: Mandolinen
A family with secrets - three sisters who do not know the past...
Bergen, 1896. The three Engevik sisters come from good stock, but their mother had to sacrifice it all when she married for love, to a free-spirited artist.
When he's not composing broadside ballands, their father dreams of sailing to distant waters. Their mother tries to keep both feet on the ground, but it is not easy when adventure is calling them.
Little do Mathilde, Louise and Leah know that their entire future could fall to pieces if the great voyage becomes a reality ...
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Original publisher
Cappelen Damm
Publication
2019
Length
256 pages
Format
Paperback
Genre
UpLit
Foreign rights
Sold to 1 territory
- Denmarkcontract signed 2025Steam Books / Fioranello Publishing
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