It’s better to have flared up and burned out than to never have been ignited at all. Of that, I am convinced. 

When Hanna’s grandmother dies, she cries for the first time in almost twenty years. The last time she did so was on the day her friend Elizabeth disappeared.

Elizabeth crashes into Hanna’s life like a dazzling comet when Hanna is sixteen. Both are children of divorce, raised between different cultures. Suddenly, life takes on new color, and the worldly, free-spirited Eliza quickly draws Hanna out of her shell. Together, they are unstoppable. Until everything spirals out of control, and it becomes impossible to tell love from obsession, or friendship from betrayal.

Elizabeth the Third is a contemporary novel infused with suspense, delving into family relationships, the search for belonging, and a toxic friendship that changes everything.

Sara Osman’s brilliant debut Everything We Didn’t Say and Ulf Kvensler’s highly anticipated psychological thriller Sarek has been shortlisted for Bonnier’s Book Clubs’ Book of the Year Award 2022. Bonnier’s Book Clubs is the home of five Swedish book clubs, including the biggest one in Sweden. The winning book and author will be announced in October.

To see the list of the nominees and vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below.

Dagens Nyheter, Sweden’s largest national newspaper, has announced a list of this year’s best crime novels which features and praises Liza Marklund’s The Polar Circle, Johan Theorin’s Weathered Bones, Sara Osman’s Everything We Didn’t Say, Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1795 and Anders de la Motte & Måns Nilsson’s A House to Die For.

Dagens Nyheter, Sweden’s largest national newspaper, has announced a list of this summer’s best books, and Sara Osman’s debut Everything We Didn’t Say features on the coveted list. The newspaper also gives the following review of the book:

“A furiously intelligent contemporary drama about three young women. /…/ Taking turns, they tell of work and conflicts in May and June, but then as a grim echo, the chapters called “After” enter the picture. Because Midsummer’s Eve doesn’t turn out like any of them expected.”

Sara Osman (b. 1992) lives and works in Stockholm as a lawyer. Everything We Didn’t Say is her literary debut, a work teeming with razor-sharp observations on society and people. Recognizability and suspense combine to make it an unforgettable read and a modern classic.