Dua Lipa made it her December 2025 book club read, calling it a festive story of wonder and hope with a darker side, a modern retelling of a Hans Christian Andersen tale by a Norwegian author, in Caroline Waight's translation.
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Brightly Shining is the perfect festive read – full of wonder, hope and magic. But as you might have come to expect from my choices, there’s also a darker side to this story. Written by Norwegian author Ingvild Rishøi and beautifully translated by Caroline Waight, this is a contemporary reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s heartbreaking fable, The Little Match Girl.
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