Read by Imogen Wilde
This Swedish crime novel I enjoyed considerably more than the Secret Book and Scone Society, albeit not a Swedish novel, a crime novel nonetheless. I wonder if the Scone book had the same narrator, whether I might have enjoyed it marginally more. Probably not, as the characters in this book were considerably less grating.
What I really enjoyed about this book, was the insight into Swedish life. We are all very familiar with American and British traditions of Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes and Halloween. So it was fascinating and refreshing to learn more about the celebration of Midsommar and how it is a family celebration with a May pole, all the delicious traditional fair of gravad lax, herring pie and all the berries and the beautiful daisy head wreaths. The celebration of Midsommar is something which is definitely now on my bucket list to experience.
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