Maria Fallström
Maria Fallström made her debut in 2019 with Fallet Miranda, the first installment in a successful crime series featuring Police Inspector Torbjörn Frisk. The series now consists of eight books.
Maria’s second crime series is called Grova brott, which currently consists of three installments, and she has also written children’s books about Vidar Fyröga.
Maria Fallström worked in the travel industry for over twenty years and has had a special fondness for Greece ever since. This passion inspired her to write the trilogy:
Sunscreen, souvlaki, and a Greek God
Green Olives, a henhouse, and a Greek Farm
Sweet Figs, Monastic Life, and a Greek Island-Hopping Adventure
Maria’s books have been sold to Norway, Denmark, and Iceland.
Instagram: forfattare_maria_fallstrom
Feelgood - Travel lit about Greece.
The Faster the Pace, the Harder the Crash
Sunscreen, souvlaki, and a Greek God
Emma Blom has a top job at an advertising agency, a dream apartment just a stone’s throw from Stureplan, and a ridiculously wealthy boyfriend—until her life suddenly falls apart.
Her sister, Marie, isn’t having an easy time either. One day, she shows up at Emma’s doorstep, fleeing small-town life, the family back home in their suburban house, and her unfaithful husband.
Two sisters, both bruised by life, decide to escape their bleak realities for a week-long vacation on the Greek island of Kalymnos. It’s a week that will give Marie strength—and Emma the courage to finally listen to the deepest voice of her heart.
“A charming mix of everyday relatability and that romantic escape from reality we all dream about from time to time.”
Damernas Värld
“An easy-to-read and captivating story, made for binge-reading in the hammock. A book to immerse yourself in and truly feel good about.”
Elenor Deliktas
Original title: Solkräm, grillspett och en grekisk gud
Publication: Lind & Co, 2021
Pages: 291
Rights sold: Rights not available in Nordic countries, Polen, Israel and Russia.
Green Olives, a henhouse, and a Greek Farm
Although Emma’s boyfriend is a Greek billionaire who loves her more than anything, and although she has a top job, she can’t shake the feeling that she’s in the wrong place in life. Back home in Borås, her sister Marie realizes it’s high time to end her failing marriage. Once the divorce papers are filed and the townhouse is sold, she takes a leave of absence and packs her bags.
Together, the sisters return to Greece to find themselves and a new direction in life. There, they are embraced by the hospitality of Kalymnos, the salty sea, the scent of wild herbs, and the taste of Mediterranean cuisine. But fate has bigger plans for them than they could ever have imagined — and it all begins with something as peculiar as a curdled sauce.
Review from 1bok2katter3kopparte: Green Olives, a Henhouse, and a Greek Farm by Maria Fallström gives us a deeper look into Emma Blom and her sister Marie. It’s classic feel-good reading for anyone who wants to hold on to that wonderful holiday feeling a little longer.
But this story also carries its fair share of darkness. Even though I sometimes chuckle, it’s also so moving that tears occasionally well up in my eyes.
Original title: Gröna oliver, hönshus och en grekisk gård.
Publication: Lind & Co, 2022
Pages: 300
Rights sold: Rights not available in Nordic countries, Polen, Israel and Russia.
Sweet Figs, Monastic Life, and a Greek Island-Hopping Adventure
When spring awakens on Kalymnos, Emma is ready for a new season. Together with four friends, she and her sister Marie have turned the spa hotel on the Greek island into a success — fully booked and thriving, until a fateful fire leaves everything in ruins. Who or what started the blaze? And how will they move forward now?
Before long, the friends make a decisive choice, unaware of the adventure that awaits them — a choice where the most innocent plans turn into memories for a lifetime.
Original title: Söta fikon, klosterliv och en grekisk öluff
Publication: Lind & Co, 2024
Pages: 320
Rights sold: Rights not available in Nordic countries, Polen, Israel and Russia.
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