This series delves into the nostalgic world of childhood on a Swedish country estate at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The narratives lovingly capture the idyllic yet demanding conditions of life on and around the family's ancestral home. Readers will experience the warmth of family bonds and the charm of the rural landscape that inspired one of Sweden's most famous storytellers. It is a charming testament to childhood, tradition, and the connection to the natural world.
The book Marbacka, the first part of a trilogy written in 1922-32, can be read as many different things: memoir, fictionalised autobiography, even part of Lagerlof's myth-making about her own successful career as an author.