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We are thrilled to announce that As Red As Blood, book I in Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy, has earned its third starred review in the U.S: in addition to Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, As Red as Blood has now received a rave from Booklist. Amazon Publishing/Skyscape launched the book earlier this month. We congratulate Salla on this unprecedented success for a Finnish author!
“[A] YA novel in the tradition of Nordic noir – edgy crime novels set in frigid lands.”
–Booklist (starred)
“This trilogy opener from a talented young author has a bracing energy that stands up to the most muscular of Scandinavian thrillers and a heroine more than equal to her competition.“
–Kirkus Reviews
“Finnish author Simukka creates a tough, self-sufficient heroine in 17-year-old Lumikki Andersson…Fans of Nesbø and Larsson won’t be disappointed.”
–Publishers Weekly
Simukka will visit Washington D.C’s esteemed Politics and Prose bookstore with Memory of Water author Emmi Itäranta on August 28th. Read more about the event here.
As Red as Blood has also drawn praise from literary bloggers in the UK, where it has been published by Hot Key Books:
“Simukka is great at creating tension and describing scenes, using as few words as possible. The novel draws you in almost immediately, and as a character study within such circumstances, it is fascinating.”
–The Literary Sisters literature blog, the UK
“Simukka has written a truly chilling tale about what could happen if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
–Uncorked Thoughts literature blog, the UK
“[This is] vying to be my all time favourite read for 2014…Lumikki is a stunning, unique and an altogether wonderful protagonist.”
–Where the Writer Comes to Write literature blog (rating: “Mind blown”)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Salla Simukka (b. 1981) is the winner of the 2013 Topelius Prize for the best Finnish youth novel for Without a Trace (Jäljellä, Tammi 2012) and Elsewhere (Toisaalla, Tammi 2012), as well as the 2013 Finland Prize. The Snow White Trilogy comprises As Red as Blood (Punainen kuin veri, Tammi 2013), As White as Snow (Valkea kuin lumi, Tammi 2013) and As Black as Ebony (Musta kuin eebenpuu, Tammi 2014).
The official Snow White Trilogy page: snowwhitetrilogy.wordpress.com
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RIGHTS SOLD IN 43 TERRITORIES:
Original publisher: FINLAND, Tammi
ALBANIA, Botime B-Books
ARAB WORLD, Arab Scientific
BELGIUM, Clavis
BRAZIL, Novo Conceito
BULGARIA, Egmont
CATALAN, La Galera
CHINA, Modern Press
CROATIA, Znanje
CZECH, Egmont
DENMARK, Gyldendal
ESTONIA, Pegasus
FAROE ISLANDS, Bókadeildin
FRANCE, Hachette Livre
GEORGIA, Bakur Sulakauri
GERMANY, Arena
GREECE, Metaixmio
HUNGARY, Athenaeum
ICELAND, Forlagid
INDONESIA, Kompas Gramedia/Bhuana Ilmu Populer
ISRAEL, Yedioth
ITALY, Mondadori
JAPAN, Nishimura
KOREA, Gimm Young
LATVIA, Zvaigzne
LITHUANIA, Alma Littera
MALAYSIA, Buku Fixi
NETHERLANDS, Clavis
NORWAY, Gyldendal
POLAND, Foksal/WAB
PORTUGAL, Presença
ROMANIA, Trei
RUSSIA, Eksmo
SERBIA, Vulkan
SLOVAKIA, Verbarium
SLOVENIA, Mladinska
SPAIN, La Galera
SWEDEN, Rabén & Sjögren
TAIWAN, Emily Publishing
THAILAND, Nanmee Books
TURKEY, Altin Kitaplar
UK, Hot Key Books
U.S, Amazon Publishing/Skyscape
VIETNAM, Alpha Books
Reading material:
English edition of book 1
German sample of book 1
Italian sample of book 1
Complex Chinese sample of book 1
Simplified Chinese sample of book 1
Finnish editions of books 1-3
Contact: info@ahlbackagency.com
