This story tells about Astrid Lindgren's parents, about their difficult but beautiful life, full of love and tenderness for each other and their children. “The book about Astrid Lindgren’s parents “Samuel August from Sevedstorp and Hannah from Hult” was first published in Swedish language: Lindgren A. Samuel August från Sevedstorp och Hanna i Hult. Stockholm, Rabén-Sjögren, 1975. First published in Russian (translation by I. Novitskaya) under the title “Samuel August from Sevedstorp and Hannah from Hult” in the book: Love in Swedish. M.: Olympus - PPP, 1993. The new translation into Russian of this book (by N. Belyakova) in this Collected Works is based on the first Swedish edition.” L. Braude