When the Cranes Fly South The most moving book you'll read this year
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Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
15.05.2025
Verlag
TransworldSeitenzahl
320 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
662 KB
Übersetzt von
Alice Menzies
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781529942224
THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES WORD-OF-MOUTH BESTSELLER. A profoundly moving and life-affirming novel about the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words.
A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2026
'So heartbreaking and funny and beautiful and wise... an extraordinary book' RICHARD OSMAN
'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love' FREDRIK BACKMAN
'The most moving book I've ever read.' JACQUELINE WILSON
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize & Waterstones Book of the Month
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Bo is determined to live his own life in his own way. But his son has other ideas...
Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son. Fortunately, he still has his rich memories, phone calls with his best friend, and his beloved dog Sixten for company.
Only now his son is insisting the dog must be taken away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotions and makes Bo determined to resist and find his voice...
'A novel anyone will take to heart' Patrick Gale, Guardian
'A magical reading experience; among the most moving things I've ever read' No.1 internationally bestselling author Camilla Läckberg
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Readers love When the Cranes Fly South:
'What makes this novel truly remarkable is the way it explores universal themes...readers will find themselves deeply connected to [Bo's] journey of emotional reckoning'
'It is impossible not to be moved by this book'
'This is not just a story about a man and his dog; it's a story of family, of relationships tested by time and distance, and the effort to find peace within the limits of one's existence'
'A story that will connect to all of us in some way'
'Not only touches the heart but also invites deep reflection on what it means to truly live and love'
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A Tender Reflection on Aging and Memory
"When the Cranes Fly South" is a quiet yet deeply moving novel about aging, loss, and the fragile things that remain when life begins to narrow. Lisa Ridzén tells the story of Bo, an 89-year-old man whose days have grown painfully long since his wife, suffering from dementia, moved into a care home. His greatest comfort is his dog Sixten — a loyal companion, a source of solace, and the last steady anchor in a world that increasingly slips beyond his control. With remarkable sensitivity, Ridzén portrays Bo’s struggle to maintain his independence in a life gradually shaped by care, concern, and well-intentioned decisions made by others. Particularly poignant is the relationship between Bo and his son, where love, worry, and quiet overreach intertwine in ways that feel both tender and painful. Ridzén’s prose is calm, clear, and carried by a gentle warmth that never drifts into sentimentality. The result is a thoughtful and deeply affecting story about dignity, love, and the realities of growing old — and about how even the smallest things can hold a life together. A powerful and tender novel that lingers in the heart long after the final page.
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