And the Swans Began to Sing

The swans on the lake began to sing. It was a singing so loud they were almost screaming, as if they were encouraging me to release what I had been keeping inside for so long.

Gudbjorg Thorisdottir has been hiding from the ghost of an ugly secret for most of her life. When she finally faces the truth of what happened in her childhood, the ghost floats away. Painting an evocative picture of life in Iceland, this is the story of a little girl who didn’t know how unnatural it was to experience both heaven and hell in the same house.

Thora Karitas Arnadottir studied drama in the UK and has worked as an actress for most of her life, appearing on stage, in films and on television. And the Swans Began to Sing is the English translation of her creative nonfiction Mörk – saga mömmu, which was nominated for the Icelandic Women’s Literary prize in 2016. Thora is currently working on her first novel, which will be released in Iceland in 2019.

© 2021 Silfra Productions ehf. (Audiobook): 9789935249814

Translators: Áslaug Torfadóttir, Helen Matthews

Release date

Audiobook: 26 May 2021