«A new manifesto for the left … his findings are sometimes surprisingly good. His discussion of the concecpt of freedom is good, as is the relationship between individualism and collectivism … Marsdal writes well, at times astonishingly well … very thought-provoking. The book should be read by many, whatever their political point of view”
Dagbladet

“A political pageturner. Should provoke reflection and discussion both on the left and on the right … Marsdal has a an open mind and has written a thorough, searching and eloquent book about questions that concern us all. It’s a personal and political pageturner. No matter where you find yourself in the political landscape, it should be important to discuss the following: What is freedom?”
Aftenposten

“The book’s analysis of freedom is enlightening and interesting … a well-structured book, which combines history and political polemics into one easily read whole. The use of Sanna’s and Lina’s family stories makes it easy to follow the argument. The conclusion, in particular, is brilliant, when different points and threads are woven together in to one coherent argument. This book is a highly readable contribution to the debate of ideas on the left”
Klassekampen

“His most famous book, The FrP Code (2007) stood out through the author’s inventive reinterpretations. With Mothers of Freedom, the author returns to political sociology, following the same tracks and with the same precise readings … It’s a good and necessary book”
Morgenbladet

“A well-told story about what the welfare state can offer for example Norwegian citizens, a welfare state that Americans lack … one of the strengths of the book is the easy, effortless way Marsdal moves between the concrete and the abstract, between his own story and more general – and theoretical – considerations, analyses and reflections … Marsdal quite simply writes well”
Fri Fagbevegelse

“The book is thought-provoking and well-written and will live on as a significant contribution to the modern left’s narrative of freedom”
Pelle Dragsted, Danish MP for the socialist Enhetspartiet