It is the beginning of the 20th century in Kristianstad and the Skånska Yllefabriken, or Yllan as it is popularly known, offers the city's women an opportunity to make a living. Elin is a skilled weaver, but dreams of a completely different future outside the dusty weaving room. Klara does her best to save up money to feed the children, when her husband has gone to America. Märta is more interested in gossiping than working, but when she suddenly stops showing up at the factory, the other women realize that something has happened to her. Even though the easiest thing would be to take care of herself, the stubborn Elin cannot help but try to find out what happened. It soon turns out that what happened to Märta has also affected other women. The person responsible is a man with great influence at the factory. But maybe these ingenious friends can join forces and change everything?

Sisterhood at the Wool Factory is a warm and exciting feel-good novel that focuses on women and the power of friendship, during a time when the struggle had to be waged in silence.

311 pages

Reviews:

"120 years have passed since this could have happened. Sisterhood at the Wool Factory is a feel-good novel based on facts. Malin Sturesson has read and combines reality and poetry into an exciting and engaging novel about a closed chapter in Kristianstad's industrial history. She creates living people, gives voice to those who built Sweden's prosperity, and laid the foundation for the Swedish model: universal equal suffrage, unemployment funds, trade unions and paid holidays, among other things." - Ragnhild Oxhagen , Ölandsbladet Magazine

"It's interesting to read about the working situation for the women at Yllan and it feels like the author portrays the time and environment in a believable way. I feel a little extra for Klara, who is torn between wanting to stay home with her children and being forced to work to support herself. And even though Märta is not initially portrayed as very sympathetic, her story is also moving and probably not at all particularly unusual at this time. I appreciate reading historical novels with strong and believable portraits of women. This is exactly my type of novel." - Vastmanbok book blog

"This is the author's debut novel and it feels thoroughly researched. The reader is transported to a bygone time when the factory whistle sounded over the city early in the morning and women spent six days a week at constantly roaring machines with the air filled with dust, of course without hearing protection but forbidden to waste time talking to each other....You either read with your breath in your throat or with a broad smile. An entertaining, educational and touching story about a loyal circle of friends." Pia Lindestrand, BTJ Library Services, ,  no 19 2025

"It's obvious that there's a lot of research behind it. The environments are alive and I could see them in front of me. Malin portrays the time in a believable way, and it felt like I was there." - @bokmalen81

"It's both a little exciting, sad and so little love, but above all you feel the friendship between the women, how they stand up for each other. It's clearly sisterhood that permeates the whole story." - @kickis_bokvarld

"Wow what an incredible book this was! For me it has all the right ingredients that a really good historical feelgood should have and I have been completely hooked from the first page. It is rare to read something that is both entertaining and educational but this was it! You get both Ruth Kvarnström-Jones and Ewa Klingberg vibes while reading and you who know how much I liked The phenomenal women at the Grand Hotel  and how much I am amused by the historical stories in Klingberg's books understand that this was a real full scorer for me." -@denlillabokhyllanibandhagen