The novel is divided into three independent stories. The first follows a group of girls in 2010s Sweden planning a gruesome revenge on ex-boyfriends. The second is a violent medieval tale about outcast nuns practicing ecstatic and subversive Christianity.
The third takes place in an underground contemporary congregation for society's misfits led by two female 'eldest brothers'. Reviewers have described the book as 'wild, warm and violent', as well as 'complex' and 'enigmatic'. According to Flamman, Hjorth said the book is a literary description of the counter-movement against right-wing conservative Christianity, written using her own experience.
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She expressed concern about the strength of conservative Christian theology in Sweden but also noted that there is power in the church that raises its voice for human dignity.
It is a literary description of the counter-movement against right-wing conservative Christianity, written using my own experience. I thought I would be sitting in panel discussions with Joel Halldorf and talking about the Christian charismatic movement that is still unknown to quite a few. But we'll see.
I thought it was strange how people can't understand that this Christian right-wing movement can also be attractive. When we were children, Christians were those who had too short pants and were out in the woods on weekends. Then these movements came from the USA where everyone was beautiful, slim and made up to the teeth.
All these things that are close to our culture, the Christian movement has been able to exploit. And then one was still shocked that Ebba Busch is now a minister and markets a hard Christianity. The seed could be seen already when [the long-time leader of Livets ord] Ulf Ekman stood there and shouted that the Muslims worshipped a desert god.
I feel very worried about how strong that theology is. But there is also power in the church that raises its voice for human dignity. For me, that is the power I can believe in, also politically, at present.