Our authors are:
Karin Brunk Holmquist
Eva F Dahlgren
Ernsjöö Rappe / Sjögren
Kenneth Olof Filipsson
Mark Fredel
Vibecke Groth
Catarina Hurtig
Kristina Hård
Ritta Jacobsson
Lis Vibeke Kristensen
Håkan Lindquist
Mian Lodalen
Vibekes Marx
Bodil Mårtensson
Daniel Möllberg
Tilde de Paula
Lennart Ramberg
Annika Ruth Persson
Jennie Sjögren
Karin Stensdotter
Anders Widén
Inger Wolf
PRINCESSES
Uppdrag: Prinsessa
It sounds like a story from the past but the dream of becoming a princess, to get the charming prince and half the kingdom and live ”happily forever after” has never been more present than today. In the European royal families we now have several cinderellas whose lives changed completely since they met the prince of their dreams. It even seems as if these ordinary girls have become more popular than princesses of the blood.
Modernisation of the monarchies have increased the demands on the princesses. Not only should a European princess of today produce heirs to the throne, she should also be an important PR-representative and a smiling fashion-icon – preferably all at the same time.
The pressure from the mass-media and the courts have on several occasions led to depressions, eating disorders and private conflicts. Some of the younger European princesses have also been surrounded by scandals. Catarina Hurtig portrays the ten most famous princesses of this new generation – Letizia, Charlotte, Mathilde, Maxima, Mary, Alexandra, Märtha-Louise, Mette Marit, Madeleine and Victoria. The portraits cover intrigues and treachery, horrible accidents, fantastic success stories and, of course, love!
Princesses was published at Bonnier Fakta in May 2006.
Sold to: Finland (Otava), Norway (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag)
Denmark (Peoples Press), The Netherlands (AW Bruna)
Read samples from different chapters of the book by clicking here.
About Princesses
If you are in the least interested in Royalties especially all the new generation of princesses like Victoria, Madeleine, Mette-Marit and Mathilde of Belgium, then Princesses by Catarina Hurtig is the book for you. With ten modern princesses in focus, it is as fascinating as any soap opera you will ever find.
Kristianstadsbladet
After six years as a royal reporter, Catarina Hurtig publishes her first book. In Princesses, we get to know ten women where all of them have the dream title of almost every young girl. But only a few have managed to literally snatch the prince of their dreams. In the new book by Catarina Hurtig we meet six girls who did. They got their prince. And half the kingdom.
Skånska Dagbladet
Catarina Hurtig’s popular TV-show “Royally”, shown during the spring 2005, had up to 300 000 viewers. She started as a royal reporter in 1999 and has followed the royalties ever since. She has been an invited guest at many of the royal weddings and she has personally interviewed several of the European princesses – which is something quite unique.
Catarina was born in 1975. She lives close to the Royal Stables in the centre of Stockholm with her husband and son.
