A brief description and some early praise for the book:
“Delicious….Mysterious, appealing, and memorable….Readers will delight in staying up half the night enchanted.”Learn more about The Stockholm Octavo.
—Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab’s Wife and Abundance
“Scandal, conspiracy, mystery, and a hint of magic....[A] spectacular debut.”
—Eleanor Brown, author of The Weird Sisters
One man’s fortune holds the key to a nation’s fate in this sensational debut novel set in 18th century Sweden. The Stockholm Octavo by exciting newcomer Karen Engelmann transports readers to a colorful Scandinavian world of intrigue and magic in a dazzling golden age of high art, music, and opulent fashion. A masterwork of historical fiction in the vein of Patrick Suskind’s classic novel, Perfume, Karen Engelmann’s The Stockholm Octavo is mysterious and romantic—as magical and enthralling as The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern—and features a brilliant and unforgettable cast of extraordinary characters.
HOW TO ENTER: Visit the Campaign for the American Reader Facebook page and "like" the post for The Stockholm Octavo. Contest closes on Thursday, October 25th.
--Marshal Zeringue