Tracey Norman’s Who Is Anna Stenberg? is a Victorian adventure novel with genuine literary ambitions — the mystery of Anna’s identity functions as both plot engine and thematic inquiry into selfhood, safety, and the performances required of women navigating hostile social environments.
The protagonist’s disguise as Viktor is not merely a thriller device; it’s a meditation on how identity is constructed under duress and what survives when external scaffolding is stripped away. Norman handles this with more sophistication than the genre typically requires.
The supernatural elements of the second half introduce new registers without abandoning the novel’s established texture. An impressive piece of work — this writer is worth watching.
BUY THE BOOK HERE