Stigmatized (Brännmärkt)

Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

1391 the young wife of a burgher Anne Persdotter, travels from Lübeck to her childhood town of Stockholm. Anne is expecting her first child, and together with her husband she hopes to start a new life.

 

The dreams are shattered when the old Hansa Ship founders. As the only survivor she is helped ashore in the archipelago by a fisherman and his wife, but she soon realizes she is in danger. She flees to the city, where she gives birth to a daughter, and heartbroken when she is told the child is dead.

 

Anne now has to build up her own life. Stockholm is an unsafe place, not the least for a lonely woman, and she needs to look out for people who want to harm her. But Anne is not easily suppressed, her will is stronger than the sadness and the fear. Now, for  the first time, she meets love, and she gets a job with the handsome, German trader Alf. And when the stalkers close in and Stockholm is shaken by enemy’s cruelty, Anne does everything to survive.

 

The book portays the Käpplinge murders, when the pirates of the Baltic The Vitalie Brothers, conquered Stockholm.

 

320 pages

 

Rights sold

Denmark: Cicero

Germany: Piper

Sweden: Forum, Månpocket, Bonnier Audio, Underverk Productions (filmrights sold on option)

 

Reviews

"Fast-paced love and adventure in medieval Stockholm – Catharina Ingeman-Sundberg’s latest novel Stigmatized holds nothing back. /.../ Readers who like medieval action flavored with a reasonable amount of amorism and which is easy to read will certainly have their interest kindled and look forward to the next book.”
Svenska Dagbladet

 

"Very nice read about medieval Stockholm."

Upsala Nya Tidning

“Excitement and drama /.../ both dramatic and enjoyable.”
Nerikes Allehanda

“The story is exciting and well told. The setting is credibly described and the author’s characters are well portrayed. Together, it all makes for a good historical novel, and unfortunately, you don’t read one of those very often.
Populär arkeologi

“Exciting from the first page to the last. … an extremely captivating novel with top-notch excitement from the first page to the last. It is amorous and full of passion, and also provides an excellent depiction of life in Stockholm at that time. The book is well written and can be warmly recommended for history lovers. It portrays a strong woman in a difficult period of time.”
Tranås-Posten