Kerstin Thorvall is one of Sweden's most renowned authors, who also became one of Sweden's most criticized, as well as mostly read authors. Her books, especially The Most Forbidden (Det mest förbjudna) gave name to a whole genre, the so called "Confession literature". But the appreciation for her authorship increased for every year, partly through her memoir trilogy with the titles Hilma's Sacrifice, In the Shadow of Anxiety, and From Signe to Alberte.