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Polly-Alida
Jul 17, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: getrecs-lit
A fairly bleak and brooding read, but one I very much enjoyed and felt drawn back to whenever I put it down. Welin is a cranky, 70 year old , retired surgeon and a self proclaimed ‘old man’. The sea, the islands and the weather of the Swedish archipelago where he has retired to, are an ever-present part of the story. His relationships with family and acquaintances are difficult, to say the least. The fire that burns down his old family home sets in motion a renegotiation of his relationships and ...more
Kemlo
Jan 22, 2019 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: abandoned, fiction
I tried but could not finish this book.
Anna
Sep 29, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Amy
Jan 15, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition