Evelyn ended the call with her son. Her gaze was dull, her eyes half closed. She was tired. And rightly so. Evelyn had lived a long life. Having just turned ninety-seven, she could look back on a lengthy and successful life, one that was busy, filled with hard work, memorable events and profound experiences –…

The leader looked around the group, his gaze moving from one person to the next, but no one met his eyes. They probably know what I’m going to say, the leader thought. Gaby was uneasy; the leader’s suspicion was undoubtedly true in her case. She had a feeling about where this meeting was going …

There is a small island with round rocky shores facing the waters between Sweden and the Baltic—an eastern outpost of the Scandinavian peninsula, where land finally gives way to the sea. Two hundred years ago, it was much smaller …

One day, Ludwig decided to start facing the world. It was unfamiliar at first; in fact, it was uncomfortable. He almost considered returning to his usual behaviour, but things began to improve after a few days and some daring experiments in town …

… In that sense, I am probably an ordinary, modern, secular person. No one could accuse me of believing in fairy tales or gnomes and trolls. But honestly, haven’t we all had those moments when things happen that make us wonder – when our rational resistance to believing in magic takes a knock? …