{"product_id":"my-grandmother-sends-her-regards-and-apologises-9781444775853","title":"My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eA MAN CALLED OVE\u003c\/i\u003e, NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, this novel  will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A touching, sometimes funny, often wise portrait of grief'' \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone remembers the smell of their grandmother''s house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone remembers the stories their grandmother told them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven-year-old Elsa does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome might call Elsa''s granny ''eccentric'', or even ''crazy''. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny''s stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don''t always exist in imagin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are clear themes here, nominally: the importance of stories; the honesty of children; and the obtuseness of most adults, \u003cb\u003eputting him firmly in league with the likes of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e. A touching, sometimes funny, often wise portrait of grief. * \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThe author's lightness of touch is definitely a contributor towards the novel's success. (It's already a best seller in his native country.) Fredrik conveys much in a few words . . . However a special warning to the ladies summed up in three words: wear waterproof mascara! I read the last few chapters verging between heart-glowing smiles and heart-wrenching sobs. I'll be ready for it the next few times I read it though and, indeed, the times after that. * The Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003eTold with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as [OVE] . . . It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different. * Laura's Little Book Blog *\u003cbr\u003eA highly compelling read and it was easy to lose myself in the story * Off the Shelf blog *\u003cbr\u003eThere are clear themes here, nominally: the importance of stories; the honesty of children; and the obtuseness of most adults, \u003cb\u003eputting him firmly in league with the likes of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e. A touching, sometimes funny, often wise portrait of grief. * \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThe author's lightness of touch is definitely a contributor towards the novel's success. (It's already a best seller in his native country.) Fredrik conveys much in a few words . . . However a special warning to the ladies summed up in three words: wear waterproof mascara! I read the last few chapters verging between heart-glowing smiles and heart-wrenching sobs. I'll be ready for it the next few times I read it though and, indeed, the times after that. * The Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003eTold with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as [OVE] . . . It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different. * Laura's Little Book Blog *\u003cbr\u003eA highly compelling read and it was easy to lose myself in the story * Off the Shelf blog *\u003cbr\u003eTold with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as [OVE] . . . It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different. * Laura's Little Book Blog *\u003cbr\u003eA highly compelling read and it was easy to lose myself in the story * Off the Shelf Blog *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739249652055,"sku":"9781444775853","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444775853.jpg?v=1720051638","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/my-grandmother-sends-her-regards-and-apologises-9781444775853","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}