Gazebo by the Pond
Hanna Blixt
Lusthuset vid tjärnen
Bazar Förlag 2023
Fiction Novel / Feel Good
A lovely feel-good Christmas novel in a wintry setting in picturesque surroundings in the heart of Sweden.
The work at the PR agency in Stockholm begins to feel increasingly heavier and eventually Hilma has had enough and resigns. On an impulse, she applies for a job at a café with chocolate production, located in a beautiful gazebo in Leksand. She has never longed to move north, but the image of the café awakens an inexplicable longing within her. Nothing turns out as she thought, but maybe the move to Dalarna will be the start of something new?
Parallel to Hilma’s story, we follow a boy who grows up in the 1960s in the same village. Who is he? And how much loneliness can a person handle?
Gazebo by the Pond is a warm, romantic and moving story about dreams, friendship and love, and about the importance of community and a meaningful existence.
About the Leksandsviten Series:
Hanna Blixt describes both fascinating life stories and the beautiful countryside with warmth, empathy and knowledge. The series includes the five standalone titles Glass Veranda by the Lake, The Waterside Gallery, Balkony with an ocean View, Gazbo by the Pond and Church bells by the River.
The series has sold close to 200.000 copies in Sweden alone!
Straarup & Co, Denmark
Penguine Random House, Germany
Grada, Czech Republic