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A seven-year-old follows her late grandmother’s trail of letters through an apartment building
2013Steady paceWarm
What it is about
Elsa is seven, and her best friend is her eccentric grandmother. When her grandmother dies, she leaves behind a treasure hunt of letters for the neighbors, each with an apology. Elsa goes door to door and learns who the people in the building really are.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who liked A Man Called Ove.
What you will get
A warm novel with a big heart. It has serious themes in a light, playful tone.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Grandmothers · Fairy tales · Neighbors
Length
372 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Elsa and her neighbors, including a man with a dog and a woman in black.
Setting
An apartment building in Sweden.
What makes it different
A fairy-tale world woven into an ordinary building.
Feel
Funny, sad and sweet.
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