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Jul 21, 2020
Book Concierge
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2.5**
From the book jacket: 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 ...more
From the book jacket: 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 ...more
4.5*
This is such a beautiful book. Here is a 96-year-old woman, Doris, looking back over her life as she recalls the people from her treasured address book, a gift from her father for her 10th birthday. All the people in the book have been important to her in some way, & each is crossed out when they have died, & DEAD written beside them. Doris writes about her life & the people in her address book for her grand-niece, Jenny, the only person not crossed out.
Living alone, with no family or friend ...more
This is such a beautiful book. Here is a 96-year-old woman, Doris, looking back over her life as she recalls the people from her treasured address book, a gift from her father for her 10th birthday. All the people in the book have been important to her in some way, & each is crossed out when they have died, & DEAD written beside them. Doris writes about her life & the people in her address book for her grand-niece, Jenny, the only person not crossed out.
Living alone, with no family or friend ...more
I wasn't sure what to think about this novel at first. It started out a bit slow and then it really caught my attention and I couldn't read it fast enough. One of the nice aspects about it is each of the chapters tend to be encapsulated stories so you ca read it a little bit at a time and not feel like you have to backtrack to get started again.
The story is full of reminiscences and stories of Doris' life in Stockholm, Paris, New York and England. She experienced an amazing amount during her li ...more
The story is full of reminiscences and stories of Doris' life in Stockholm, Paris, New York and England. She experienced an amazing amount during her li ...more
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Feb 20, 2019
Kim
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it was amazing
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5-star
The other day Goodreads asked, "What do your favorite books have in common?" The one thing that the 4% of my books to make my Favorites list have in common is that they speak to me, and are relevant to my life. Here are some of the reasons:
1. The names bring me back to my maternal heritage (Lundberg=Lindberg, my mother's maiden name, Alm =my aunt, Andersson=my family Swedish name).
2. My grandfather was born in Sweden and emigrated to America as a young man.
3. I love books that have a "book" conn ...more
1. The names bring me back to my maternal heritage (Lundberg=Lindberg, my mother's maiden name, Alm =my aunt, Andersson=my family Swedish name).
2. My grandfather was born in Sweden and emigrated to America as a young man.
3. I love books that have a "book" conn ...more
Jan 10, 2023
Marie (UK)
rated it
really liked it
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This was for me a little slow to get going but oh what a wonderful tale in the end
"I wish you enough, enough sun to light up your days, enough rain to appreciate the sun. Enough joy to strengthen your soul, enough pain that you can appreciate life's small moments of happiness. A enough friends that you can manage a farewell now and then."
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Jan 13, 2019
Meckenzie
marked it as to-read
Jan 15, 2019
Courtney
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2021
Linda
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really liked it
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