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Current release · Out October 6, 2026

Is everything I believed about becoming a mother
a lie?

The harder the mother fights to save her child, the clearer it becomes that she is also fighting to find something she lost long ago: herself.

By the author of the breakout debut
Is everything I learned about love a lie?
BTJ rating 5/5 · Runner-up, Adlibris Prize · Finalist, Feelgood Book of the Year

A limited number of signed copies are available to pre-order on Bokus

Is everything I believed about becoming a mother a lie? by Sara Sommerfeld
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Press release · June 2026

From Dramaten's grand stage to a late ADHD diagnosis

Sara Sommerfeld on being a "failure" as a mother — and the courage to embrace every part of herself.

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Camilla Läckberg on the debut

«Such a delightful and skilfully crafted book! Honest, loving and brutal, yet always moving toward the light.»

BTJ · Rating 5/5

Kajsa Banck, BTJ

«The book is written in a thoroughly gripping way, and with its pace and personal narrative voice, it is very hard to put down.»

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