Elsa is to guard the castle, which is how they refer to their home, and to look after their friends. I grew to love Elsa and her grandmother, along with Alf, George, The Monster and the wurse—and Britt-Marie, who is the main character in another of his novels! However, the last half of the book I thought was strong narratively, things started to fall into place for me with the fairy tale device, and from that point on I was fully in.

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I loved Harry Potter, The Time Machine, Lord of the Rings, and Thursday Next, but when there's a lot of room for wiggle in the structure, I'm less inclined to like it. In the end, I couldn't bring myself to leave the star rating blank, but I am not sure you can trust my experience to match the experience you might have.

She has a habit of correcting others' grammar, is smart for her age, and is especially close with her grandmother (Granny). In the beginning they were only to make Elsa go to sleep, and to get her to practise granny's secret language, and a little because granny is just about as nutty as a granny should be.Her parents are divorced and her mother and new partner are expecting a baby but worst of all Elsa is having a rough time at school . I listened to the audio from the library instead of reading my books as I'm trying to beat the clock. But at some point I understood better who these characters were and just went with the flow because what is divulged about Granny's past will make you love her in spite of everything . Elsa is also learning about the different ways of the world, how her grandmother's stories bore reality and fantasy together and how complex was her grandmother's life. vivo buscando alento nas leituras cujos avós são mais presentes, mas quase nunca vi uma boa representação dessa relação tão forte, pura e magnânima que é a da neta-avó — até ler esse livro.

Kudos to anyone who loved it, I wish I could be more open-minded in some of the genres I don't often find interesting.because reading this book feels similar to making a new friend - by slowly getting to know them and then suddenly realising they have found their way into your heart.

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises, by Fredrik Backman (translated by Henning Koch), tells the story of Elsa who is almost eight years old and different. When I perused the description for My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, I went "uh oh" but continued on. Bullied at school, Granny is Elsa's best and only friend, her guide to the Land-of-Almost-Awake, a dreamscape of fairy tales, magic and adventure that comforts them both when life is difficult, and her very own superhero.It could be an amazing book, but it just doesn't work for me as I question the boundaries and the influx of species I don't understand.