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My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The hilarious, heartbreaking novel by the author of the international best seller A Man Called Ove.
Granny has been telling fairy tales for as long as Elsa can remember. In the beginning they were only to make Elsa go to sleep, to get her to practise Granny's secret language, and a little because Granny is just about as nutty as a granny should be. But lately the stories have another dimension as well. Something Elsa can't quite put her finger on....
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is 77 years old and crazy. Standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus crazy. She is also Elsa's best and only friend.
At night Elsa runs to her grandmother's stories, to the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas. There everybody is different, and nobody needs to be normal.
So when Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has hurt, it marks the beginning of Elsa's greatest adventure. Her grandmother's letters lead her to an apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and totally ordinary old crones - but also to the truth about fairy tales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other.
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backman's best-selling debut novel A Man Called Ove. It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different.
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- Jean
- 29-12-2016
Great Listening
I loved this quirky book with lovely narration with great expression throughout tge story. The story told through a childs eye and with imagination and humour.
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- Charly
- 16-11-2021
My new favourite book!
Absolutely beautiful story that I cannot fault in anyway. Simply perfect. Recommended to all. 10/10
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- julie
- 07-05-2019
Imagination & Reality
It took me a while to get completely absorbed into this tale... but then I couldn't stop listening. Very endearing characters that you love and break your heart at the same time. The 2nd book I have listened to by this author and narrated beautifully. Definitely recommend.
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- Danielle
- 19-09-2020
Fabulous
This is such a good book. Performance is amazing. I loved it so much I purchased copies for family members.
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- Emelie
- 24-12-2020
Loved!!
So special ❤️ The relationship between Elsa and her grandmother is so filled with love and what an incredible character to build!
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- Pinella
- 15-12-2017
Too much from the Land of Almost Awake
I enjoyed this book but like quite a few others, I got a little bored with The Land of Almost Awake. Just when the story is getting interesting it drifts off and I almost gave up about half way through the book. I'm glad I didn't though as it really is a wonderful story. Elsa is quite a precocious child and amazingly smart for an 'almost 8 year old'. Still, I've met children who are 'different' and perhaps borderline autistic who are not too different from Elsa. Worth persevering to meet some fabulous characters.
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- Dragonfly Wend
- 18-03-2018
Such a wonderful grown-up fairy tale!!
Absolutely delightful tale of a girl and her grandmother and the make - believe land that often frequent!! A wonderful meld of fantasy and reality and super heroes!!I'm
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- George
- 30-06-2018
our family loved this
We listened to this as a family on a long drive and everyone loved it.
It engaged us all.
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- Zandy
- 05-09-2018
brilliant and beautifully told
A perfect fairy tale. The kind that makes you want to curl up in granny's closet with your worse and just read and read and read. Or put your earphones on and listen.
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- Teresa
- 07-10-2017
Enjoyable
Good thing listen too while cleaning etc. rather enjoyed the concept of the story
Good tones on the readers of the book too
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