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The red address book

Lundberg, Sofia 1974- (author.). Menzies, Alice, (translator.).

Summary: Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny--her American grandniece, and her only relative--give her great joy and remind her of her own youth. When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many crossed-out names of people long gone and is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. In writing down the stories of her colorful past--working as a maid in Sweden, modelling in Paris during the 30's, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War--can she help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future? And whatever became of Allan, the love of Doris's life?

Record details

  • ISBN: 1328473015 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781328473011 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 290 pages ; 22 cm
    print
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 1 / 5.0

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General Note:
Translated from the Swedish.

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Subject: Older women Fiction
Reminiscing in old age Fiction
Sweden Fiction
Genre: Domestic fiction.

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