When the Cranes Fly South - Signed 1st Edition - Lisa Ridzen (Paperback) 15-05-2025
Discover the tender and uplifting international number one bestseller. A book to love, a book to share. 'One of those "you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love" books' New Yorker 'The kind of book you give to someone when you're really trying to say "I've been thinking about you" but don't know how.' Fredrik Backman, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOKSELLERS PRIZE 'A magical reading experience; among the most moving things I've ever read' No.1 internationally bestselling author Camilla Lackberg 'A book that will echo in your soul' Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain ______ 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 Ture, 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. An instant number one bestseller in Sweden and winner of the Swedish Book of the Year, When the Cranes Fly South is a profoundly moving and life-affirming novel about one man's desire to preserve his autonomy, the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words. ____ 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' 'A must read of 2025' 'This is not just a story about a man and his dog; it's a story of
