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Shadows from the Past

Inga Svartdal 1

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Shadows from the Past

By: Torill Thorup, Lisa Henriksen, Nuanxed
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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The year is 1906. An old family feud forces the young Inga into a marriage blighted by hatred, betrayal and dark secrets. She must wed Niels Gaupås, a district court judge almost three times her age. The situation worsens when she also falls in love with Martin, the young son of a local farmer.

Inga Svartdal is a series of twelve books in which we follow the intrigues in Vestfold, Norway, at the beginning of the last century. Sinful desire, humiliation and grief await in the pages of the books, as the beautiful young Inga experiences intense and forbidden love.

©2024 Torill Thorup (P)2024 Thorup Torill Contemporary Genre Fiction

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I listened to this on a whim, having loved the narration of Karen Cass in other books.As an unreviewed, unrated book, I had no idea if it would be any good, but knew it would be narrated well.

I was pleasantly surprised. It was an interesting plot, set in an unfamiliar time and place, following the life of Isla, daughter of a prosperous farmer.

We got to know Isla and her father, her maid/companion, and their relationships with the neighbouring farms. with mysterious hints of past issues that we don’t get to find out about. It’s all wrapped in the male-dominated misogynistic attitudes of the time.

The translation occasionally feels clunky but in Karen Cass’s hands, the narration is very natural.

As book 1 of 12, the book finishes when Isla is 18, with plenty of unfinished business awaiting the sequels. Will I read them? Maybe, if they’re on offer. But 12 books is a commitment that I probably won’t make.

An interesting plot, worth a listen

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