A Moving Novel Of Ageing, Memory And What Matters Most
This is the sort of debut that earns word of mouth because it is both moving and deeply readable. Bo is such a vivid emotional centre, and the novel balances frailty, humour and love with real grace.
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When the Cranes Fly South
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A Moving Novel Of Ageing, Memory And What Matters Most
This is the sort of debut that earns word of mouth because it is both moving and deeply readable. Bo is such a vivid emotional centre, and the novel balances frailty, humour and love with real grace.
- Book Synopsis
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This debut has clearly struck a nerve with readers because it approaches age, dependence and regret with both tenderness and honesty. At its centre is Bo, an elderly man in rural Sweden trying to hold on to autonomy, to memory and to what matters most to him.
The threat of losing his dog becomes the catalyst for something larger: a reckoning with family, pride and the life that has brought him here. What could have been merely sad instead becomes funny, humane and unexpectedly uplifting.
It is the kind of novel likely to appeal to readers who want to be moved, but not manipulated, by a story about love, ageing and saying what still needs to be said.
Ideal for readers who:
- Are drawn to emotionally rich novels about ageing, memory and late-life dignity
- Care for stories of fathers and sons trying to repair damaged relationships
- Appreciate books balanced by humour, tenderness and warmth
- Are looking for a heartfelt, life-affirming and memorable read
- About The Author
- The idea for Lisa Ridzén's heartrending debut When the Cranes Fly South came to her through the discovery of notes her Grandfather's care team had left the family as he neared the end of his life. She was also inspired by her research into masculinity in the rural communities of the Swedish far north, where she herself was raised and now lives in a small village outside Östersund. Lisa began penning the novel whilst attending Långholmen Writer's Academy. When the Cranes Fly South was a number one bestseller in Sweden, won the overall Swedish Book of the Year, and the Adlibris prize both for Debut and Fiction of the Year - the first time in the awards' history that an author won in two categories. Rights have sold in 45 languages around the world.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781804995808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, (01 January 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 308
- Weight
- 224 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 127 x 22 mm
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