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Tag Archives: Sweden
Fairy Tales
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Frederik Backman completes my reading of the author’s work. What a joy it has been! This story is about a precocious almost eight-year-old girl named Elsa who quotes Wikipedia, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Britt-Marie, bullies, divorce, fairy tales, fiction, frederik Backman, my grandmother said to tell you she's sorry, orphans, ptsd, Sweden
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Jump
Britt-Marie Was Here is the second book I have read by Fredrik Backman. He is an incredibly gifted writer with the ability to capture and convey the human spirit in a way I admire. The novel takes place in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Britt-Marie Was Here, divorce, economic downturn, etiquette, fiction, football, frederik Backman, OCD, Sweden
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The Whole Town’s Talking is the latest novel by Fannie Flagg. It was an enjoyable way to begin my 2017 reading in my new home with a book from my new library. Flagg is one of my favorite authors and … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, fiction, history, missouri, Sweden, The Whole Town's talking. Fannie Flagg
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Happy Endings
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Swedish author, Katarina Bivald is a book lover’s book. Recently translated into English, I think this book is a treasure. Amy and Sara are book-loving pen pals. At Amy’s invitation, Sara arrives in … Continue reading
Saab
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman finally came into my hands after a long wait in the library que. I am happy to have read this touching story. It was worth the wait. Ove is a 59-year-old man living … Continue reading
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Tagged a man called Ove, Books, death, elder care, fiction, Fredrik Backman, orphans, Retirement, saab, suicide, Sweden
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The Instigator
The 100 Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Swedish author Jonas Jonasson is a comical romp through time and politics as told by a fictional, unpretentious centenarian named Allan. As the story begins, it is the 100th … Continue reading
