Amelie of Haga Manor

Riikka-Maria Rosenberg

Original title: Amelie

Author: Riikka-Maria Rosenberg

Published: 2025

Publisher: Tammi

Genre: Romance

Pages: 400

Part of a series: Ladies of Haga Manor series

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English synopsis

The sensual Ladies of Haga Manor series culminates in Amelie's story along the twists and turns of the second half of the 19th century.

Love doesn't ask for permission.

It is the summer of 1856. Amelie can't help falling deeply in love when she meets Hans Gustaf Boije af Gennäs, Baron of Haga Manor. Many consider Amelie as too modest for the heir of the estate, but the lovers are determined to have each other.

In Haga, the inexperienced bride faces the joys and responsibilities of marriage. Soon, the world around them changes as famine strikes and makes it clear that the fields alone cannot feed a nation. The estate's new dairy school thrives, but Amelie's own life is overshadowed by an illness creeping into the family, something about which one must be kept quiet. Is her dream of happiness still possible?

“Rosenberg’s strength is, above all, her skill in creating a credible picture [of the late 18th and early 19th century] along with all the delicate details. The meals, the parties, the journeys, the rooms and the buildings, the clothes and decorations are depicted so vividly that you can see them in your mind and experience them with other senses as well. [---] Anna of Haga Manor and Baroness of Haga Manor are high-quality, exceptional historical novels.”

– Kirsin kirjanurkka blog about Baroness of Haga Manor

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FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)

About author

Riikka-Maria Rosenberg

Riikka-Maria Rosenberg (b. 1977) is a historian and author who brings the intriguing women of the past back to life. Her novels transport the reader into a lost world that is still worth revisiting. Rosenberg has always been interested in the people of the past, their lives and how they have connected to society – its structures, expectations and possibilities.

During her PhD studies at the University of Helsinki, Rosenberg studied the lives of the Baroque Parisians Ninon de Lenclos and Madame de Sévigné. She specialized particularly in the lives of the upper class, the status of fashion within the nobility and their consumption habits, and perceptions on women’s dignity and sexuality.

Riikka-Maria splits her time between Helsinki and the Rosenberg Manor in Hakoinen. The estate’s long and vivid past inspired her to recount the tales of the women who had lived there in the new historical novel series The Ladies of Haga Manor.

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