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My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Joan Walker
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The hilarious, heartbreaking novel by the author of the international best seller A Man Called Ove.

Granny has been telling fairy tales for as long as Elsa can remember. In the beginning they were only to make Elsa go to sleep, to get her to practise Granny's secret language, and a little because Granny is just about as nutty as a granny should be. But lately the stories have another dimension as well. Something Elsa can't quite put her finger on....

Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is 77 years old and crazy. Standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus crazy. She is also Elsa's best and only friend.

At night Elsa runs to her grandmother's stories, to the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas. There everybody is different, and nobody needs to be normal.

So when Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has hurt, it marks the beginning of Elsa's greatest adventure. Her grandmother's letters lead her to an apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and totally ordinary old crones - but also to the truth about fairy tales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other.

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backman's best-selling debut novel A Man Called Ove. It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different.

©2015 Fredrik Backman (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton
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International best-selling author of A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman, delivers a stunning second novel with My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises, narrated in this audiobook edition by Joan Walker. Young Elsa and her grandmother aren’t like other people. When her grandmother dies Elsa is devastated but she leaves behind an adventure for Elsa to go on which delivers her right into the heart of the fairytales she used to tell her. This book is both tremendously funny and deeply moving – underlying it is the heartbreaking reality of a little girl who struggles to find her place in a world that fears those who are different. Available now from Audible.
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Loved the book...an easy and entertaining read. Funny, Sad...family life, school life, a young girl growing up and dealing with so many things . Just a wonderful read. The narrator was magnificent and I felt like I was in the story...didn't want it to end.

Superb book

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Narrater - Joan Walker, you bought this magnificent story alive thank you. Fredrick unbelievable, full of love and magic

Fredrick Backman

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Another wonderful audio. Beautifully crafted story. Fantastic reading performance. My new favourite. Can hardly wait for more!

Highly recommend this.

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One of those books that I wished would never end. I laughed, I cried and I loved every minute! Thank you

Delightful book

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This book was funny, sweet, serious and heartwarming. I laughed and cried. I really enjoyed it. I hope you give it a listen to.

What a book!

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The book opens with Granny breaking into a zoo with Elsa and throwing turds at a policeman. This book defies description. Granny is the kind of granny I’d love to have been. Told through the eyes of an eight year old and has advice for all, mostly learning to find the very best in all the people we touch throughout life, especially the value in forgiving ourselves and others. Every word on every page is to be listened to over and over. It contains millions of fairy tales. And is filled with a cast of characters you,set every day. I hope my grandchildren will listen to it when I die. BEST BOOK EVER….FOR AGES 8 TO 108+.

The Land of Almost Awake! Life and Death, Loss, Grief, Fogiveness

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This was a great adult/child book. Very playful and real life situations. who wouldn't love to have a granny who donated her time to you in a loving teaching about life kinda way where fairytales are a safe and comforting part of your growing up. someone who is aloud to do lots of crazy things and get away with it.

loved this book, it's so playful and realistic

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Backman has turned into one of my favourite authors. He straddles a difficult line between humour, sentimentality and excellent characterisation that is idiosyncratic, in style, as well as the character’s relationships.

This had all the highs of a Backman novel, but the 7 YO narrative voice didn’t work as well as his older protagonists. She was likeable, and I enjoyed the journey, but some of the conversations/engagements the adult characters had with her, we’re outside the realm of belief for me personally.

But, still a fun read and an excellent oration.

Another great book from a wonderful author

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Quaint and complex characters, a story told with an almost melodic tone. It was funny, sad and at times unexpected. What a picture Frederick Backman paints! And such imagination. It is like a fairytale for adults. I loved, loved, loved it!

Beautiful!

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This a wonderful and beautifully written book. You laugh and cry, there is such tenderness in this story. Loved it. Will listen to it again.

Beautiful.

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