
audiobook
by Elisabeth Kuylenstierna-Wenster
I. Barnet med segerhufvan.
II. Guldkonungens dotter.
III. Ett land i sorg.
IV. Älskog.
V. Ebba Brahes son.
VI. Två om makten.
VII. Ett högförnämt bröllop.
VIII. Hvad kvinnan vill...
IX. Medaljens frånsida.
X. Junker Arnold.
In the bitter chill of a December night, a carriage bears a trio of aristocratic women through snow‑capped streets toward the royal palace. Among them, the formidable Countess Ebba Leijonhufvud—Sweden’s first‑ever countess—together with her fellow nobles, navigates a world where alliances are as fragile as the ice underfoot and the queen’s impending childbirth looms over the court.
Against a backdrop of war‑torn lands and shifting loyalties, the ladies discuss the fortunes of their families, the health of their children, and the promise of new lands granted by the king. Their conversation reveals a tapestry of personal anxieties and political duty, hinting at the delicate balance between private worries and the grandeur of the Swedish throne. The narrative invites listeners into a richly detailed early‑17th‑century setting, where every whispered prayer may shape the future of the nation.
Language
sv
Duration
~6 hours (362K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Gun-Britt Carlsson, Lars-Håkan Svensson, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2019-07-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1869–1933
A prolific Swedish writer and translator, she brought romance, sharp social observation, and questions about women's lives into popular fiction. Her work reached a wide audience in magazines, novels, plays, and translations from several languages.
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