My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman is a heartwarming novel about a young girl named Elsa who, after her eccentric grandmother’s death, embarks on a quest to deliver apology letters to people from her grandmother’s past.
The book was also published under the title My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises.
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Book Blurb
Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother’s house. Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them. But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally? Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown?
Seven-year-old Elsa does.
Some might call Elsa’s granny ‘eccentric’, or even ‘crazy’. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny’s stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don’t always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway.
As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they’d like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own . . .
About the Author
Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author, born in 1981. Fredrik Backman books have been published in more than forty countries and several of his works have been made into films and/or television series. As a bestselling author, Fredrick Backman is known for his ability to write moving stories about community and relationships.
Fredrik Backman is up there as one of my favourite authors. His novels are just a perfect blend of humour, wisdom and insights into what makes humans tick.
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