The red address book
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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 30s, 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? A charming novel that prompts reflection on the stories we all should carry to the next generation, and the surprises in life that can await even the oldest among us, The Red Address Book introduces Sofia Lundberg as a wise--and irresistible--storyteller.
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9781328473011
9781432861506
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Last Indexed | 2024-05-04 22:22:07PM |
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Menzies, Alice
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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 30s, 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? A charming novel that prompts reflection on the stories we all should carry to the next generation, and the surprises in life that can await even the oldest among us, The Red Address Book introduces Sofia Lundberg as a wise--and irresistible--storyteller.
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Domestic fiction
Older women -- Fiction
Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction
Sweden -- Fiction
Older women -- Fiction
Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction
Sweden -- Fiction
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The red address book
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The Red Address Book A Novel
The red address book / Sofia Lundberg ; translated by Alice Menzies
The red address book / by Sofia Lundberg ; translated by Alice Menzies
The red address book / Sofia Lundberg ; translated by Alice Menzies
The red address book / by Sofia Lundberg ; translated by Alice Menzies
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The red address book
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Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literature
Older women
Reminiscing in old age
Romance
Historical Fiction
Literature
Older women
Reminiscing in old age
Romance
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