Bear Woman

“The deeply personal journey of a writer, surprising and illuminating, and for me, familiar in the most reassuring way as she loses herself in this compelling story” - Esther Freud, author of Hideous Kinky‘Ramqvist, in Vogel’s translation, is a master of finely observed detail and this book - with a slow-burn obsession at its heart - captivated me. Rarely have I found a book so gentle but enthralling in its telling, so able to distill the subtle turbulence of womanhood, motherhood, and the writer’s life.’ - Jessica J. Lee, author of Two Trees Make a Forest‘Ramqvist skillfully blends a story of survival with an autofictional meditation on womanhood … It adds up to a careful study of a woman’s writing life.’ - Publishers Weekly‘Karolina Ramqvist writes with frosty precision the kind of literature that is unforgettable. Her portraits of women hit deep into bone and marrow.’ - Dorthe Nors on The White City

Karolina Ramqvist is one of the most influential Swedish writers and feminists of her generation. In 2015 she was awarded the prestigious P. O. Enquist Literary Prize for her novel The White City.