false <![CDATA[Astrid and Veronika]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172498512m/181086.jpg 181086 10 With extraordinary emotional power, Linda Olsson's stunningly well-crafted debut novel recounts the unusual and unexpected friendship that develops between two women. Veronika, a young writer from New Zealand, rents a house in a small Swedish village as she tries to come to terms with a recent tragedy while also finishing a novel. Her arrival is silently observed by Astrid, an older, reclusive neighbor who slowly becomes a presence in Veronika's life, offering comfort in the form of companionship and lovingly prepared home-cooked meals. Set against a haunting Swedish landscape, <I>Astrid & Veronika</I> is a lyrical and meditative novel of love and loss, and a story that will remain with readers long after the characters' secrets are revealed. 1520451 book 2005 Astrid and Veronika total:1065|5:219|4:379|3:312|2:126|1:29| 1065 3828 1559 349 2 3 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 11:07:02 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 11:10:02 -0700 2007 This novel emerged from a...more...]]> 3 3 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:24:20 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:28:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:05:37 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 06:10:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 14:00:09 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 24 21:36:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 07:49:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 07:52:04 -0800 2009 4 2 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 16 22:46:26 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 22:58:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 13:51:13 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 09:59:54 -0800 2009
I will be rereading.


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"'I have never talked to anyone about that night. Ever..' she said. 'And now when I listen to my own words, I realise that they tell a d...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 21 13:13:07 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 14:11:26 -0800 2009

-come sit by me, and i shall tell you all my sorrows; we shall talk to each other about secrets.

-my life now consists of fragments, where some are so blinding in their intensity that they make everything else indistinguishable. what shall i do with ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:52:58 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 08:40:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 30 10:08:49 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 10:26:51 -0800 2009 Veronika, a 30-year-old Swedish writer, rents a home in a remote village to finish work on her second novel. Her only neighbor for miles is Astrid, a reclusive octogenarian who has earned a reputation (perhaps undeserved) as the village witch. Veronika and Astrid gradually become fri...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 00:29:17 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:44:44 -0800 2009 This book is written in such a way that I want to go back and copy parts of it; so poetic and grand.
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This is a debut novel and a poignant and beautiful story of a relationship. Veronika, who is now living in Sweden, but who has traveled all over the world with her ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 06:56:03 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 06:16:39 -0700 2009
In Linda Olsson’s debut novel, Veronika Bergman returns to Sweden after a childhood following her diplomat father around the world and after publishing her first novel titled Single, One Way, No Luggage. She rents a small house in a rural town to work on her second book, bu...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=181086