My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises: From the bestselling author of A MAN CALLED OVE

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Synopsis
A must-read for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fryand Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette'A touching, sometimes funny, often wise portrait of grief.' Kirkus Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, by the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon A Man Called Ove will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. 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 . . .
Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781444775860
Related ISBNs:
9781444775853
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Fredrik Backman
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Humor
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Henning Koch

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