She was brought up on a large farm in Sollefteå where she studied astronomy, religion, literature,[1] Latin, English, French and German.

Conrad was an indulgent father who gave Rosa a herd of reindeer and a steamboat as a baptismal gift.

Her following books were usually aimed at women and children and like A small world among the mountains they were frequently based on her own experiences.

Her books illustrators included Jenny Nyström and Hilma af Klint and in 1891 her novel Vårluft won second prize in a literary competition.

[7] Rosa paid for her father's remains to join Laura's in 1938[8] and her last book The Cavalry of Memories in 1948 was a source for her mothers biography.

[9] The Laura Fitinghoff Society, founded in 2008,[1] gather on the day of her death, 17 August, around her tombstone at Sollefteå church.