Sofia Lundberg Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Sofia Lundberg is a writer, journalist, and former magazine editor.

She came onto the scene with a splash, with her debut fictional novel being a success thanks to word of mouth.

She has been lauded by the critics for the way that she is able to sweep readers off their feet and go on journeys not only through time and space but through love and loss. When it comes to Scandinavian fiction, Lundbeg has been called ‘the shining new star’. Check out her books if you are looking for something high-quality and new!

The Red Address Book is the sensational first book from Sofia Lundberg. The story follows the main character of Doris, who is 96 years old.

She writes down memories of her life as she goes through her address book which is decades old. She has no idea that the most profound moment of her life is still waiting to come. She lives alone in her apartment in Stockholm. She doesn’t have many visitors, but she does have Jenny in her life.

Jenny is her American grandniece, and they have weekly Skype calls together. Jenny is her only relative, and the calls give her quite a lot of joy but also remind her of her youth, and she treasures them greatly.

Wben Doris was young, her father gave her an address book. Since then, she has carefully documented each person that she has met and loved through the years. When she looks through the book now, however, Doris sees the crossed out names of people who are long gone and wants to put the pen to paper.

Writing down stories of her past may be for her own satisfaction, but it might also help Jenny too. These stories of working in Sweden as a maid, modeling in the thirties setting of Paris, making her way to Manhattan as World War II starts– she’s had an interesting life.

Can she help Jenny, who had a difficult childhood, figure out the secret of their family and look to the future? Will she find out what happened to Allan, the love of her life? Read this fascinating debut to find out!

A Question Mark is Half a Heart is the second fictional book from Scandinavian author Sofia Lundberg. Kirkus reviews says that a mysterious envelope ‘threatens’ the ‘perfect life’ of a Manhattan photographer. Booklist also had high praise for the book, calling it a ‘satisfying novel’. How much can you love when you have a heart full of secrets?

Elin Boals is fifty years old, and by now she has created the perfect life for herself. She has a successful business as the fashion photographer of Manhattan. Meanwhile, she is married to her handsome husband and he is patient but also devoted to her and her teen daughter, Alice.

Alice has applied to and has been accepted into her dream ballet academy. But then Elin gets an envelope, and folded inside is a star chart. The address seems written by a hand that is familiar to her. She is very shaken up but then even more shaken up as she starts having flashbacks.

She starts having flashbacks to a life that was different than the childhood in a Paris bookstore. She also recalls vivid walks with a young classmate who shaped her young life through his steadfast friendship.

As the memories begin to consume her, however, her life in New York starts to fall apart. Can she face a secret from her past, or will it be so brutal it overwhelms her and ruins everything that she has built? Read this book to find out!