And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: A Novella

by Fredrik Backman

Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day. The square is strange but also familiar, full of the odds and ends that have made up their lives: Grandpa's work desk, the stuffed dragon that Grandpa once gave to Noah, the sweet-smelling hyacinths that Grandma loved to grow in her garden.

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She&#x;s Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man&#x;s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family&#x;s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you&#x;ll treasure for a lifetime. -- Provided by publisher.

• ISBN10: 1501160486
• ISBN13: 9781501160486
• Publish Date: 1 November 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Atria Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 96
• Language: English

Reviews

[Bianca]

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge
46. ‪A book set in Scandinavia‬

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‬The boy carefully touches the lump on Grandpa’s forehead.
“Does it hurt?” he asks.
“No, not really,” Grandpa replies.
“I mean on the inside. Does it hurt on the inside?”
“It hurts less and less. That’s one good thing about forgetting things. You forget the things that hurt too.”

“What does it feel like?”
“Like constantly searching for something in your pockets. First you lose the small things, then it’s the big ones. It starts with keys and ends with people.”
“Are you scared?”
“A bit. Are you?”
“A bit,” the boy admits.

‪— ‬A novella about growing old, losing people, forgetting memories, and letting go. What a sweet, sad read.

[bookperson]

First by Fredrik Backman, definetely not last. Just wow.