{"title":"Karolina Ramqvist","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection of works by Karolina Ramqvist, an acclaimed Swedish author whose narratives delve into personal history, identity, and the fabric of human relationships. Her storytelling typically blends introspective biography with captivating memoir, inviting readers to explore profound themes through both historical and contemporary lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBear Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, Ramqvist crafts a mesmerising tale that intertwines the past with the present. This book offers a unique journey through time, as it reimagines the life of a 16th-century French noblewoman who finds herself stranded in North America. Ramqvist’s narrative weaves together historical intrigue and personal reflection, providing a richly layered experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer other notable work, \u003cem\u003eBread and Milk\u003c\/em\u003e, is another gem in the memoir genre. Here, Ramqvist presents an evocative exploration of memory and survival, drawing on intimate experiences to illuminate larger truths about life's complexity. This book, much like her others, is a testament to her ability to write with emotional depth and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Karolina Ramqvist's extraordinary works in our collection and experience her unique voice that continues to resonate with readers worldwide, offering insights into the human condition through stories both personal and universal.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bear-woman-by-karolina-ramqvist-9781786580597","title":"Bear Woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Rachel Cusk, Lisa Taddeo and the essays of Zadie Smith, \u003ci\u003eBear Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully wrought memoir from one of Sweden's bestselling authors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully written and astonishing memoir of a woman—a writer—in the midst of motherhood, marriage and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile struggling with the demands of family and career, the writer discovers a figure from history, Marguerite de la Rocque, a sixteenth-century noblewoman who was abandoned, pregnant, on a remote island in Nova Scotia. When she is finally rescued, her lover and her baby have died, but she has survived this inhospitable wilderness, alone, for two long years. It's a remarkable story of survival, but one that has been consigned to a footnote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelving deeper into Marguerite's hidden life, the writer begins to question her ability to tell this story, the story of any women in history—or even her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The deeply personal journey of a writer, surprising and illuminating, and for me, familiar in the most reassuring way as she loses herself in this compelling story.'\u003c\/i\u003e - Esther Freud, author of \u003ci\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542845903084,"sku":"9781786580597","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2335013482824.jpg?v=1749722265"},{"product_id":"bread-and-milk-by-karolina-ramqvist-9781786583314","title":"Bread and Milk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarolina Ramqvist's writing is straight-talking scripture\u003c\/strong\u003e - Heidi Julavits, author of \u003ci\u003eDirections to Myself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA moving memoir detailing four generations of women through the food they share.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBread and Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, Karolina Ramqvist traces a girlhood through food. She recalls the bag of tangerines devoured in one sitting outside her mother's bedroom, and delighting in the luxury of that extra knob of butter on her grandmother's rice pudding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the thin spread of low-fat margarine on her mother's bread, and the pancakes on the counter each time she will be left alone for the night, the young Karolina learns that food connects the women in her life as much as it reveals the chasms between them. When she finds herself a single parent to a daughter of her own, food becomes the way for her to show her love, but also instils a complicated inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBread and Milk\u003c\/i\u003e is a brazenly intelligent — and mouth-wateringly delicious — reflection on love, motherhood and family from one of Sweden's most notable literary stylists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46799660548332,"sku":"9781786583314","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2362183482824.jpg?v=1757243029"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/karolina-ramqvist.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}