The situation at home reflected on the young Edelfeldt, she was bullied at school which lead to self-harming behaviour.

[2] Another common theme is mans double nature, the mirror image and the dark side of a good life.

[6] She writes in a multitude of styles such as satire, fable, drama and has been described as easy to read with a special sense of humor.

"Edelfeldt is a self-taught artist and she says that she has been inspired by the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Arthur Rackham and Maurice Sendak.

[8] In 1995, the Swedish television the TV-series Nattens barn ("The Children of the night"),[9] made after Edelfeldt's young adult novel Julliane och jag ("Juliane and me").