Staff Pick
Fredrik Backman's brief meditation on aging is devastating, but gracefully so. Grandpa's world is shrinking by the day, and what's worse, he's still aware enough to realize it. He begins to understand just what is happening — the excruciatingly slow slipping away of his world: the people, conversations, relationships, and time spent together — but the love, thankfully, remains. The brief "encounters" he has with his deceased wife are beautifully rendered. Focusing his remaining energies on his grandson Noah, Grandpa hangs on to the most important thing he has left. Spare and quiet, and absolutely ringing with sorrow and joy, Backman's latest is wholly heartbreaking. Recommended By Dianah H., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
A little book with a big heart!
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.
With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you’ll treasure for a lifetime.
Review
“I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice
About the Author
Fredrik Backman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, as well as a novella, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer. His books are being published around the world in more than thirty-five languages. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.