Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs

Author: Linda Olsson

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  • : $10.00 NZD
  • : 9780143020288
  • : Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited
  • : Penguin Books (NZ)
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  • : 0.276
  • : June 2005
  • : 200x130mm
  • : New Zealand
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Local Description

Name on half title, foxing

Description

A stunning first novel that was to become an international bestseller. Veronika, a writer in her early thirties, rents a house in the Swedish countryside to finish her novel. She is also cocooning herself from her past. She befriends Astrid, a reclusive older woman who has lived in the village all her life. Olsson leads us through the flowering of their unusual and tender friendship, as they slowly and carefully reveal their life histories and sometimes heart-rending pasts. The Swedish landscape is always a powerful presence and measures the progress of the women's relationship; as the icy winter and bare trees give way to spring and then summer, the women's friendship deepens. Also available as an eBook

Awards

Shortlisted for Nielsen BookData New Zealand Booksellers' Choice Award 2006.