'And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer' by Fredrik Backman is a heartwarming novella that explores the themes of aging, memory loss, and the special bond between a grandfather and his grandson. Through the poignant narrative, the author skillfully depicts the emotional journey of a family dealing with dementia, offering a touching portrayal of love, acceptance, and the complexities of relationships. Backman's writing style is described as poetic, insightful, and deeply moving, as he navigates the delicate subject matter with sensitivity and grace, evoking strong emotions from readers.
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Triggers/content warnings include themes of dementia, memory loss, familial loss, and discussions of mortality, which may be distressing to some readers.
From The Publisher:
A little book with a big heart-from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People.
"I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know." -Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, and Anxious People comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family'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'll treasure for a lifetime.
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****5.0****
Fredrik Backman knows how to tell a touchy story in a touchy way. I have always loved his books and I don't know what too so long to read this, when I had it in my Kindle from a long time.
“Tell me about school, NoahNoah,the old man says..
"Our teacher made us write a story about what we want to be when we're big," Noah tells him.
"What did you write?"
"I wrote that I wanted to concentrate on being little first.”
The story is of a disappearing Grandfather. No... he is not becoming invisible! His memories are fading and he is aware of that. He tells his most cherished memories to his grandson Noah,so that Noah would recite them back and He will remember them again. He tells about his beautiful wife, his love of numbers, his inability to tend to his son, his love for Noah with help of different scrapes of his memories. And Noah loves to hear them.
“Humans are a strange breed in the way our fear of getting old seems to be even greater than our fear of dying. "
The story mainly takes place in Grandpa's head. It is a sad story of a man perishing and love and family. The man might get old and perish but memories when shared, will always remain. This story also gives us a strong message to share extra, the memories that are going to fade, the unnecessary things that will be a memory later.
“That's why we get the chance to spoil our grandchildren, because by doing that we're apologizing to our children.”
I loved this book very much. Great and short book!!
Happy Reading!!
Una historia corta, demasiado corta para tocarme emocionalmente que es lo que creo que la historia intentaba hacer.
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About the Author:
Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and Anxious People, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk.
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