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The Common Swifts

Norwegian title: Mandolinen

Cover illustration by Ingun Mickelson

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 ...

Material available

  • ✓ Synopsis & author CV
  • ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
  • ✓ Sample translation on request

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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