Fanny Suenssen

Brought up by a mother interested in literature, like her sisters Alfhilda Mechlenburg and Teckla Juel, she contributed articles to women's magazines and published novels and short stories.

[1] Fanny Suenssen spent her childhood in the south of Jutland where her father was a sea captain in Tønning.

Suffering from poor health, she remained there for the rest of her life but thanks to her bright outlook and her deep religious faith she overcame the effects of her illness.

In 1862, she published her first novel Amalie Vardum which depicts a girl's childhood and early youth, reflecting some of her own experiences.

[1] In 1872, Suenssen also wrote the play En Skilsmisse (A Divorce) which was first performed in Norway and later at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen as Et Ægteskab i Fare (A Marriage in Danger).