In her precise, pared-down prose, the calm, clear gaze of Tove Jansson observes the return of successful painter Stella to her old studio where her friend Wanda has been living for many years. It is soon clear that Wanda has claimed Stella’s past and identity for her own, and an unnerving struggle between the two women ensues. An eerie story of friendship and envy.
First published in Swedish in Resa med lätt baggage, 1987. First published in English in Travelling Light, Sort of Books, 2010; also in The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories, NYRB Books, 2014
A Personal Anthology 