{"id":33734,"date":"2016-03-30T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T05:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=33734"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:00:21","slug":"res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling through Europe in the world of books"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Europe is an interesting continent full of culture and history. When travelling to a country, the experience can sometimes be even greater if you choose to read a book set in that country during your trip. Or you can stay at home on the couch and travel through Europe in the world of books! <\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We present 12 fiction books that take you to 12 different countries in Europe. Do you have any other suggestions for exciting or interesting fiction or memoirs set in Europe? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7b99692acf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7b99692acf\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Estland_Utrensning_av_Sofi_Oksanen\" >Estonia: purge of Sofi Oksanen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Finland_Hagring_38_av_Kjell_Westo\" >Finland: Mirage 38 by Kjell West\u00f6<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Frankrike_Sarahs_nyckel_av_Tatiana_de_Rosnay\" >France: Sarah's key by Tatiana de Rosnay<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Italien_Stal_av_Silvia_Avallone\" >Italy: Steel by Silvia Avallone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Kroaten_Blackout_av_Johanne_Hildebrandt\" >Croatian: Blackout by Johanne Hildebrandt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Polen_Ett_kort_uppehall_pa_vagen_fran_Auschwitz_av_Goran_Rosenberg\" >Poland: A short break on the road from Auschwitz by G\u00f6ran Rosenberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Rumanien_Begrav_mig_staende_av_Isabel_Fonseca\" >Romania: Bury me standing up by Isabel Fonseca<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Ryssland_Tjuvarnas_stad_av_David_Benioff\" >Russia: City of Thieves by David Benioff<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Storbritannien_Barnmorskan_i_East_End_av_Jennifer_Worth\" >United Kingdom: The Midwife of the East End by Jennifer Worth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Sverige_Att_foda_ett_barn_av_Kristina_Sandberg\" >Sweden: Giving birth to a child by Kristina Sandberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Tykland_Boktjuven_av_Markus_Zuzak\" >Tykland: The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Osterrike_De_utvalda_av_Steve_Sem-Sandberg\" >Austria: Chosen ones by Steve Sem-Sandberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/03\/res-genom-europa-bockernas-varld\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-estland-utrensning-av-sofi-oksanen\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estland_Utrensning_av_Sofi_Oksanen\"><\/span>Estonia: <em>Purging<\/em> by Sofi Oksanen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/utrensning-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"utrensning\" class=\"wp-image-33760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/utrensning-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/utrensning.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2011\/01\/boktips-utrensning\/\">Purging<\/a><\/strong> is a literary masterpiece. Every now and then you meet writers who can master the language, but mastering storytelling is an art. In this book we meet an old woman in the Estonian countryside. She chases flies and makes pickles. Suddenly she sees a bundle in the garden - is it a human being? And why does the old woman, who jams and juices, carry so much fear? The beast in the garden is not just a man, but a girl who carries the history of both women and Estonia. And who is hunted. This is both a thriller and a historical novel. 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In a gentlemen's club, politics and what is happening in Europe are discussed from different political perspectives. Interesting to read about afterwards! I (who consider myself pretty good at the Swedish language) also get to learn a lot of new words for once. The book is not only educational, but also exciting! Throughout the story, you get to follow Mrs Wiik, the secretary of one of the members of the men's club, whose dark secret leads in an unexpected direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frankrike-sarahs-nyckel-av-tatiana-de-rosnay\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frankrike_Sarahs_nyckel_av_Tatiana_de_Rosnay\"><\/span>France: <em>Sarah's key<\/em> by Tatiana de Rosnay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/sarahs-nyckel-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"sarahs-nyckel\" class=\"wp-image-33764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/sarahs-nyckel-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/sarahs-nyckel.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2011\/11\/boktips-sarahs-nyckel\/\">Sarah's key<\/a><\/strong> is a book you won't want to put down! When the French police knock on Sarah's family's door in Paris in 1942, she hides her younger brother in the wardrobe, locks it and puts the key in her pocket. She thinks they'll come back later, but instead they're taken to the sports centre <em>Vel\u00b4d\u00b4hiv<\/em> along with thousands of other Jews and locked up. As the days pass, Sarah becomes increasingly desperate to find the key in her pocket. In parallel with Sarah's story, we follow French-American journalist Julia Jarmond, who 60 years later writes a report on <em>Vel\u00b4d\u00b4hiv<\/em>-The raid - an episode in history that the French seem to want to forget.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2506832094\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-924028172 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-752230209\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3413433151\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider924028172 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-924028172\" );$freedslider924028172.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider924028172.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider924028172.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider924028172.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider924028172.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-italien-stal-av-silvia-avallone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Italien_Stal_av_Silvia_Avallone\"><\/span>Italy: <em>Steel<\/em> by Silvia Avallone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/stal.jpg\" alt=\"stal\" class=\"wp-image-33765\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2013\/07\/boktips-stal\/\">Steel<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0life pulsates around the steelworks, where there is slamming in the intense heat, and where someone occasionally loses a hand. Children pee in the stairwells of the apartment blocks, men supplement their income with crime, and women take pills and grow old prematurely. The young protagonists of the story, Anna and Francesca, realise that they have never seen snow, but they have seen drugs. The book revolves around the girls' sudden discovery of themselves as sexual beings, and as the centre of men's attention. The question that follows you through the book: if you were born here, can you leave and choose a different life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kroaten-blackout-av-johanne-hildebrandt\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kroaten_Blackout_av_Johanne_Hildebrandt\"><\/span>Croatians: <em>Blackout<\/em> by Johanne Hildebrandt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/blackout-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"blackout\" class=\"wp-image-33766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/blackout-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/blackout.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I <strong>Blackout<\/strong>&nbsp;follows Johanne Hildebrandt during her ten years as a war reporter in the Balkans. When she first arrived in Croatia to become a war correspondent, things almost ended badly. She was hit by shrapnel, arrested for espionage and threatened with deportation. In time she learnt to work in war and this is her terrible and important story. The latest version of the book also includes a chapter that reveals what happened to the main characters after the war. It's been many years since I read it, but some scenes have stuck with me...<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2631591054\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2749492273\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-polen-ett-kort-uppehall-pa-vagen-fran-auschwitz-av-goran-rosenberg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Polen_Ett_kort_uppehall_pa_vagen_fran_Auschwitz_av_Goran_Rosenberg\"><\/span>Poland: <em>A short stop on the road from Auschwitz<\/em> by G\u00f6ran Rosenberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/ett-kort-uppehall-pa-vagen-fran-auschwitz-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"ett-kort-uppehall-pa-vagen-fran-auschwitz\" class=\"wp-image-33767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/ett-kort-uppehall-pa-vagen-fran-auschwitz-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/ett-kort-uppehall-pa-vagen-fran-auschwitz.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2014\/01\/boktips-ett-kort-uppehall-pa-vagen-fran-auschwitz\/\">A short stop on the road from Auschwitz<\/a><\/strong> G\u00f6ran Rosenberg tells the story of his father, who miraculously survived the Holocaust and Auschwitz. In the next phase of his life, his father ends up in S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje with his wife, who has made the same journey. Step by step, they take on the new country. They get a job in a factory, they move into a small flat with a kitchenette, they learn the language, they have a child whom they give the most Swedish of all names: G\u00f6ran. Things seem to be going really well and it is only gradually that it becomes clear that G\u00f6ran's father may not have survived Auschwitz after all, that evil not only kills quickly but also slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rumanien-begrav-mig-staende-av-isabel-fonseca\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rumanien_Begrav_mig_staende_av_Isabel_Fonseca\"><\/span>Romania: <em>Bury me standing up<\/em> by Isabel Fonseca<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/begrav-mig-staende-zigenarna-och-deras-resa-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"begrav-mig-staende-zigenarna-och-deras-resa\" class=\"wp-image-33768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/begrav-mig-staende-zigenarna-och-deras-resa-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/begrav-mig-staende-zigenarna-och-deras-resa.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2011\/01\/boktips-begrav-mig-staende\/\">Bury me standing up<\/a><\/strong> tells the story of perhaps the most prejudiced group of people: the Gypsies. Isabel Fonseca is an American journalist who has lived with Gypsies in Eastern Europe and has made a serious attempt to understand their history. Where do they come from? Why have they lived a nomadic life? What is it that makes it difficult for \"the rest of us\" to accept them? Worth reading if you are curious about the world! And the title? It refers to a gypsy man who in a dramatic farewell exclaims \"Bury me standing, all my life I have been on my knees\".<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3857731729\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1751166286\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ryssland-tjuvarnas-stad-av-david-benioff\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ryssland_Tjuvarnas_stad_av_David_Benioff\"><\/span>Russia: <em>City of thieves<\/em> by David Benioff<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/tjuvarnas-stad-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"tjuvarnas-stad\" class=\"wp-image-33770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/tjuvarnas-stad-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/tjuvarnas-stad.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2010\/01\/boktips-tjuvarnas-stad\/\">City of thieves<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is set in the winter of 1942, when Leningrad is under siege by the Germans. It is bitterly cold and for the inhabitants, every day is a struggle to survive the cold, hunger, bombing and crime. 17-year-old Lev is caught stealing from a German paratrooper and put in a cell with deserter Kolja. The two boys await an inevitable execution, but are instead given a very strange mission. The Russian colonel needs twelve eggs for his daughter's wedding cake and promises the two men their lives if they can get the eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-storbritannien-barnmorskan-i-east-end-av-jennifer-worth\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storbritannien_Barnmorskan_i_East_End_av_Jennifer_Worth\"><\/span>The United Kingdom: <em>The midwife in the East End<\/em> by Jennifer Worth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/barnmorskan-i-east-end-en-sann-berattelse-fran-1950-talets-london-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"barnmorskan-i-east-end-en-sann-berattelse-fran-1950-talets-london\" class=\"wp-image-33771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/barnmorskan-i-east-end-en-sann-berattelse-fran-1950-talets-london-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/barnmorskan-i-east-end-en-sann-berattelse-fran-1950-talets-london.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2014\/01\/boktips-barnmorskan-i-east-end\/\">The midwife in the East End<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a fascinating true story by Jennifer Worth, who worked as a midwife and nurse in the poorest parts of London in the 1950s. The book is a fascinating historical document, which not least tells us about the view of women and medicine in Europe not so long ago. It is sometimes a little disconcerting to realise how poor and underdeveloped it could be in our part of the world so recently that people can still remember it.<\/p><div class=\"freed-placering-11 freed-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"freed-4221118762\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88783\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3367172164 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1148247645\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husvagnsbranschen.se\/medlemmar\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HRF new xl 2026-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3730177752\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r02\/___https:\/www.kabe.se\/se\/nyheter\/kabe-roadshow-2026\/___.YzJlOmthYmU6YzpvOmVkZTIyYjJkNTMxZTZkZjM1YWVhOTViM2NkZTIxMzBlOjc6NDMyYTozYTBkNmIzNGEyZDExNmUyY2ZhYWU3MGNkNzExYmE4ZDUzNjRmYzI5NjgwOTNhNTk5MmZlZDQ2ZTVlNTA3NmVkOmg6VDpO\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"oaddtrip Kabe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider3367172164 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-3367172164\" );$freedslider3367172164.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3367172164.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3367172164.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3367172164.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3367172164.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sverige-att-foda-ett-barn-av-kristina-sandberg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sverige_Att_foda_ett_barn_av_Kristina_Sandberg\"><\/span>Sweden: <em>Giving birth to a child<\/em> by Kristina Sandberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-foda-ett-barn-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"att-foda-ett-barn\" class=\"wp-image-33772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-foda-ett-barn-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-foda-ett-barn.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Giving birth to a child<\/strong>&nbsp;is a story about Sweden in the 1930s. Maj becomes pregnant and is forced to marry in order to keep her honour. The marriage is not quite what she wanted and while reading the book, I am incessantly happy that I do not live in the time when women had to adapt and become housewives. The book is an interesting (female) historical portrayal and if you are interested in Swedish home cooking it is a real goldmine! From the first page to the last, you eat your way through the original Swedish cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tykland-boktjuven-av-markus-zuzak\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tykland_Boktjuven_av_Markus_Zuzak\"><\/span>Germany: <em>The book thief<\/em> by Markus Zuzak<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/boktjuven-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"boktjuven\" class=\"wp-image-33773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/boktjuven-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/boktjuven.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2011\/02\/boktips-boktjuven\/\">The book thief<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is a different book in many ways. The story is narrated by Death and set in Nazi Germany, but as if Nazi Germany is just something vague going on in the background. If you are a nine-year-old girl, you have nothing to compare it to and Nazi Germany seems quite normal. Hiding a Jew in the basement is dangerous, but not insanely weird. Many hate Jews and follow the Fuhrer through the Hitler Youth, others focus on stealing books. Fascinating reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-osterrike-de-utvalda-av-steve-sem-sandberg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Osterrike_De_utvalda_av_Steve_Sem-Sandberg\"><\/span>Austria: <em>The selected<\/em> by Steve Sem-Sandberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/de-utvalda-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"de-utvalda\" class=\"wp-image-33774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/de-utvalda-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/de-utvalda.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The selected<\/strong> is set in the Spigelgrund clinic in Vienna. We know (unfortunately) what happened to the Jews during the Second World War. We also know that Nazi Germany, in an attempt to \"purify the race\", wanted to exterminate people with hereditary diseases and other \"bad character traits\". But what happened to the handicapped and 'imperfect' children? Well, they were sent to clinics like Spiegelgrund. Here, \"treatment\" meant euthanasia and the parents, who naturally asked for their children, were given a restraining order. 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