Karin Smirnoff (born 1964) lives in Pitea in Sweden. She worked as a journalist before quitting her job to buy a wood factory. After a couple of years she longed to get back to writing and wrote her debut novel: My Brother.
'This year's best novel... Brutal, colourful, carnal... Impossible to put down' - Expressen 'Every now and then there are debut novels that appear like crown jewels...My Brother belongs there: clever, detailed and shimmering' - Svenska Dagbladet