My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman

This book will be loved by older children and ALL adults, who will be left with laughter in their hearts and tears in their eyes. The book explores many relationships between adults, children, older adults, siblings, with many humorous descriptions, and always leaves the reader with hope that even the most impossible feelings between people can be turned positive. Although both novels featured an older person’s interactions with a young person, they were vastly different. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backmans bestselling debut novel, A Man Called Ove. So you can imagine my delight when I heard he has written another novel My Grandmother sends her regards and apologises didn’t disappoint. Life and loss observed through the eyes of a clever child increases readers’ awareness of the foibles of other humans, and opens the mind to observation of their own idiosyncrasies and how humans can successfully communicate with one another for good outcomes. One of my favorite novels is A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman. I have read Pippy Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren and absolutely loved it. The beauty of this concept is that being different leads to acceptance of all other “different” human beings (and animals!) and resolves into a joyous (though laced with poignancy and loss) ending. Both of these books reinforce the concept that being different is much, much better than fitting in. The writing style is very direct and to the point, interspersed with such delightful moments of humor.

I happened to be reading A Man Called Ove at the same time as I acquired this one, so I have had a wonderful immersion into the characters and stories of these remarkable characters. He has written seven highly acclaimed novels, including My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises and Britt-Marie Was Here two heartfelt novellas about life and love and one non-fiction book about parenthood.

I was drawn into the story right from page one. Fredrik Backman made his literary debut in 2012 with the global sensation A Man Called Ove. My Grandmother Sends her Regards and Apologies As all his books, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises is beautifully written and hard to put down.

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman