Sigrid Liljeholm: Roman

In the waning light of a crumbling monastery, the once‑vibrant garden is reduced to tangled thorns and a few carefully tended herb beds. Within the cold stone walls, the last surviving nun, Elin, tends a dimly lit altar while her young niece, Sigrid, watches the ritual with a mixture of reverence and bewilderment. Their whispered prayers echo through narrow windows, hinting at a world that is slipping away even as the evening shadows grow longer.

As Elin’s frail strength wanes, she clings to the hope that the sacred flame will survive the coming storm of reform and loss. Sigrid finds herself caught between the solemn duty imposed by her aunt and the restless curiosity of a generation on the brink of change. Listeners are invited to share her quiet struggle—to question what faith means when the walls that once protected it begin to crumble, and to wonder whether a single devoted heart can keep the old light burning.