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Camilla Lackberg is a Swedish writer renowned for her suspense novels. Her works are celebrated for their unique narrative style and captivating plotlines.

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“Erica's despair has nothing to do with lack of motherly love. She loved Maja fiercely and sincerely. At the same time she felt as if she'd been invaded by an alien parasite that sucked all joy out of her and forced her into a shadow existence that had nothing in common with the life she'd lived before.”

Joy Despair Motherly Love Shadow Existence

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“I do listen to Abba. And a lot of '80s and '90s pop music.”

Pops 80s Pop Music Abba 80s And 90s

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“I don't feel the need to prove myself by writing the next generational novel.”

Needs Feels Writing Next Novel Prove Next Generation Prove Myself

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“In Sweden, we've moved away from the notion that mothers have some magical, special bond with children.”

Children Mother Special Moved Notion Sweden

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“One of the things I'm really good at is procrastinating.”

Procrastinating

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“Swedish taxes are high, and we don't get as much as we used to for them. And our schools aren't so good.”

School Used Taxes Swedish

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“The pace of Swedish crime fiction is slower - Stieg Larsson's the exception. And I think we use the environment more.”

Thinking Use Fiction Environment Crime Exception Pace Crime Fiction Swedish

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“I've always viewed myself as a brand. When I started 10 years ago, that was very controversial. 'Marketing' and 'PR' were dirty words for the literary world, but that has changed. Once the book is finished, I want as many people as possible to read it.”

People World Want Years Book Changed Years Ago Marketing Finished Brands Dirty Controversial Dirty Words

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“If I can hit No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, I'm thinking of having the entire list tattooed on my body somewhere. It would be fabulous.”

Ifs Thinking I Can Body Would Be New York Lists Fabulous New York Times Sellers Tattooed Best Sellers

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“Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole generation of Swedish crime writers, many of whom are now available in English.”

World Whole Fiction Generations Crime Available Crime Fiction Great Success Swedish Scandinavians Scandinavia

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“Northern Sweden holds a special kind of magic. It's cold, lonely, and the people are tough and silent, or so the stereotype says. This is Asa Larsson's home turf and I find as much joy in reading her closely observed descriptions of the environment, as in following her intriguing plots.”

People Kind Home Joy Reading Environment Magic Special Cold Tough Lonely Silent Following Description Plot Stereotype Intriguing Sweden Turf Asa

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“Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.”

Writing War Country Stories Enjoy Fire Crime Circumstances Safe Sitting Tradition Rounds Scared Tales Versions Camps Being Scared

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“People in Sweden talk a lot about the weather - how much we hate it. But Finns get more depressed.”

People Hate Weather Sweden

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“Don't ever get old. With each year that passes, the old Viking idea of jumping off a cliff to one's death looks better and better. The only thing to hope for is that you get so senile that you think you're twenty years old again. That would be fun to relive.”

Thinking Years Looks Ideas Would Be Fun Twenties Jumping Cliffs Vikings Jumping Off Senile Jumping Off A Cliff

Book:Camilla Lackberg Crime Thrillers 1-3: The Ice Princess, The Preacher, The Stonecutter

Source: Camilla Lackberg Crime Thrillers 1-3: The Ice Princess, The Preacher, The Stonecutter

About the Author

Born: August 30, 1974
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 14

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