The Group

Sigge Eklund, Rachel Willson-Broyles

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Bonnier Books Ltd
01 January 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Thriller & suspense; Fiction in translation

A SEARING HOT SUMMER READ FOR FANS OF SALTBURN AND THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY.

'A stunningly written ( and translated) story about greed, fraud, hedonism and identity. The story hooks you in with its languid prose . . . Compelling.' - Reader, Netgalley

'Feels a lot like Donna Tart . . . a page turner and captivating from the start' - Reader, Goodreads

'A combination of craftsmanship and artistic ambition ... bingeable' - Expressen

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO BECOME ONE OF THEM?

When Hanna moves to Spain for an internship at the prestigious Prado gallery, she finds herself spending her days buried in the museum's stifling archives, and her nights alone in a tiny rented flat.

Then one day she sees them; Tom, Samuel, and Leah. Glamorous and elegant, they are also foreigners in the city. But unlike her they are fabulously wealthy, their lives an endless whirl of creativity and hedonism. And when Hanna discovers an uncatalogued 17th century etching in the archive, she makes a decision which changes everything.

From the sultry streets of Madrid to the gleaming world of Mediterranean luxury villas and exclusive art world parties, as Hanna gets closer to her deepest desire, the stakes mount ever higher. Intoxicating and unputdownable, The Group is a timeless story of hidden identity and obsession.

Translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles.

By: Sigge Eklund
Translated by: Rachel Willson-Broyles
Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 301g
ISBN: 9781804186527
ISBN 10: 180418652X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sigge Eklund (Author) Sigge Eklund is a Swedish author, screenwriter, and director. Currently based in Los Angeles, he is the author of several novels, and his books have been translated into 16 languages. He also co-presents one of Scandinavia's most popular podcasts, drawing in 300,000 listeners a week. Sigge is currently directing his feature film debut, A Part of You, starring Zara Larsson, for Netflix. His latest novel, The Group, was an instant bestseller in Sweden on publication in 2023. Rachel Willson-Broyles (Translator) Rachel Willson-Broyles became interested in Sweden and the Swedish language at an early age. She majored in Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and received her BA there in 2002. She started translating while a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies in 2013. Rachel lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Reviews for The Group

'A combination of craftsmanship and artistic ambition ... bingeable' * Expressen * 'Truly grips you ... The Group becomes harder and harder to put down, and the outcome is refreshingly uncertain right up to the end' * Borås Tidning * 'Stylistically confident ... a real page-turner' * Sydsvenskan * 'Evokes Patricia Highsmith's antihero Tom Ripley ... Just like Ripley, Hanna ingratiates herself into a circle of wealthy acquaintances, and just like Ripley, she is always on the verge of being exposed as a fraud. There are also similarities with Donna Tartt's The Secret History ... magnificent entertainment' * Geffle Dagblad *