Marika Cobbold
Marika Cobbold (born Anne Marika Hjörne) is a Swedish born novelist who writes in English. She made her literary debut in 1993 with Guppies for Tea.
Life and career
[edit]Marika Cobbold was born in Gothenburg to Lars Hjörne[1][2] and Anne Gyllenhammar; Pehr G. Gyllenhammar was her maternal uncle. She married British Naval Officer Richard Cobbold around 1975, with whom she had two children.[3] Following her divorce from Richard Cobbold, Marika married Michael Patchett-Joyce, a barrister, in 2018 and they live in Hampstead, North London.[citation needed]
Her first novel Guppies for Tea was published in 1993. It was selected for the inaugural W.H. Smith Fresh Talent Promotion,[4] shortlisted for the Sunday Express Book of the Year, and serialized on Radio 4's Woman's Hour. It was later adapted into a German television film starring Inge Meysel.[citation needed]
Works
[edit]1994 A Rival Creation
1996 The Purveyor of Enchantment[7]
1999 Frozen Music
2003 Shooting Butterflies[8]
2008 Aphrodite's Workshop for Reluctant Lovers
2011 Drowning Rose[9]
2021 On Hampstead Heath
References
[edit]- ↑ Orstadius, Ingemo (2019-10-19). "Lars Hjörne tror fortfarande på papperstidningen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "Hjörne, Lars :: person". samlingar.goteborgsstadsmuseum.se. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "Rear-Admiral Richard Cobbold, energetic and effective director of the Royal United Services Institute – obituary". The Telegraph. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "Seven of the brightest and best? » 13 Feb 1993 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "BOOK REVIEW / NOVEL : A Moving, Humorous Look at 3 Generations : GUPPIES FOR TEA by Marika Cobbold ; St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne $20.95, 287 pages". Los Angeles Times. 1994-09-23. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Barkman, Claes (1993-03-28). "Svensk romandebut på perfekt engelska". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ Wilson, Berit (1997-09-04). "En ny bok: Uppiggande modern riddarroman". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ O'Kelly, Lisa; O'Kelly, Lisa (2003-02-09). "Grace under fire". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Drowning Rose, By Marika Cobbold". The Independent. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
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