"Britt-Mari eases her heart is Astrid Lindgren's debut book, with which she won second prize in Rabén & Sjögren's girls' book competition in 1944. When Britt-Mari receives her mother's discarded typewriter as a gift, she looks for a pen pal, Kajsa. And this pen pal writes She tells in detail about her large, lively and turbulent family, about her lovesickness and her eventful life in Villa Ekeliden.Translator: Anna-Liese Kornitzky"