![]() The banter between the characters is enjoyable and often laugh-out-loud funny. And after a while, Elsa realises that Granny has equipped her with what she needs to face the future without her.īackman has peopled his novel with a wonderful cast of characters, often quirky yet familiar and appealing for all their faults and imperfections. Elsa may feel overwhelmed by her task, but Granny made her a knight in the Land-of-Almost-Awake, so she tries to be brave and fearless. But before she left, Granny charged Elsa with a mission: a treasure hunt of sorts, involving letters of apology to be delivered to some of the many people Granny has offended over the years. Unfortunately, Granny has cancer and dies just a few days before Christmas and Elsa’s eighth birthday, leaving her rudderless. ![]() Every seven-year-old girl needs a superhero of their own, and Elsa (almost eight) has one: her grandmother. As with his previous bestseller, this book is flawlessly translated by Henning Koch. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises is the second novel by Swedish blogger, columnist and author, Fredrik Backman. Libraries aren’t known as libraries but as ‘banks’ and every fairy tale is worth a fortune” ![]() The currency there is imagination instead of buying something with coins you buy it with a good story. ![]() ![]() “…storytelling is the noblest profession of all. ![]()
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