Dear Spinster
You have written to an agony aunt, but a spinster was probably not the intended recipient. I have stolen your questions. Forgive me. But it was the only way to begin to repair the damage that silence has done to us.
When the Spinster takes on the role as an agony aunt, she addresses the readers’ questions from a completely different angle than the traditional relationship columns. The Spinster simply wants to add new discourses on love, power and relationships to the prevailing ideals concerning romantic couplings. Because how can a relationship model that make so many feel unhappy and restrained, be regarded as a sign of normality?
Malin Lindroth’s The Spinster (2018) made a huge impression on the readers and the press, and in her new book, Lindroth translates the spinster’s gaze to reality. Dear Spinster is a book that addresses topics like love and loneliness with utmost seriousness, but it is also full of scathing humour. It is more radical than the standard relationship column, but also more earnest. In short: the Spinster is back.
Malin Lindroth is an author and playwright. She made her debut in 1985 with a collection of poetry and has since published several poetry collections and novels. She has previously been awarded the prestigious Aftonbladet’s Literature Prize. Her literary essay The Spinster (2018) received enormous attention in the media and was later adapted for the stage.
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About the book
You have written to an agony aunt, but a spinster was probably not the intended recipient. I have stolen your questions. Forgive me. But it was the only way to begin to repair the damage that silence has done to us.
When the Spinster takes on the role as an agony aunt, she addresses the readers’ questions from a completely different angle than the traditional relationship columns. The Spinster simply wants to add new discourses on love, power and relationships to the prevailing ideals concerning romantic couplings. Because how can a relationship model that make so many feel unhappy and restrained, be regarded as a sign of normality?
Malin Lindroth’s The Spinster (2018) made a huge impression on the readers and the press, and in her new book, Lindroth translates the spinster’s gaze to reality. Dear Spinster is a book that addresses topics like love and loneliness with utmost seriousness, but it is also full of scathing humour. It is more radical than the standard relationship column, but also more earnest. In short: the Spinster is back.
