CHICAGO DREAMS: The Story of a Young Immigrant unfolds the journey of twenty-three-year-old Elsa who is dreaming about a new life in America. A life where women are permitted to be independent and free. In September 1921, she boards the steamship Drottningholm in the Swedish port of Gothenburg with twentyfive dollars to her name. ​
Seven years later, she has established herself in the big city of Chicago, working as a clerk in the Post Office for the determined Mrs Thompson. In her free time, she enjoys life with her friends and leads a carefree life – until a fateful telegram shatters her world. Elsa’s father has fallen gravely ill, and she must immediately return to Sweden…
CHICAGO DREAMS is based on a true story and is the last part of the trilogy about young women in Sweden during the early 20th century. Recently, the novel was awarded the American Scandinavian Association grant for its contribution to a deeper understanding of Nordic culture.