My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

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A charming, warmhearted novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller A Man Called Ove.

Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy--as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in he...show more

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400 pages

Average rating: 7.17

300 RATINGS

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Admcmahan
Mar 24, 2024
10/10 stars
Love this story and beautiful characters.
Anonymous
Feb 27, 2024
10/10 stars

I don't see how you cannot love a book that has a chapter with a pen icon under the number, named "pizza".


For awhile now I have seen Backman's name mentioned on Goodreads, YouTube and various articles. I had other books in line though so I never seemed to get to him, but boy I am so glad I did. I entered a new world and fell in love with the writing of this man. The way he crafts his characters, the details in it, simply incredible. I am convince...read more

CoralReads
Feb 04, 2024
7/10 stars
Magical and sweet
LMahoney
Jan 26, 2024
8/10 stars
Loved it. great audiobook. It typical Backman fashion, I love how everyone and everything connects by the end. And i love a book that can make me sob and this one did that.
TBRdiary_
Jan 20, 2024
9/10 stars
Had everything I look for in good story telling. I laughed, cried and everything in between! I now want to read everything by Fredrik Backman. This book has a lot of details and they’re all important so make sure you pay close attention!

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