Book Review: The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck

Karin Tidbeck has a funny way of tapping into nostalgia—the sense I had as a child. Maybe it is because our cultures have entwined pasts. Sweden once ruled my country, and our stories were transported to them and theirs to us. The Memory Theater is a retelling of my country’s folklore about fairies and stolen children. I grew up with such stories, knowing that if you ventured into the woods following laughter or fairy fires, you would get lost, and there would be no return. Karin Tidbeck plays w...