The red address book
Lundberg, Sofia, 1974-2020
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Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny - her American grandniece, and her only relative - give her great joy and remind her of her own youth. When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many crossed-out names of people long gone and is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. In writing down the stories of her colourful past - working as a maid in Sweden, modelling in Paris during the 30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War - can she help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, to unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future? And whatever became of Allan, the love of Doris's life?
Main title:
The red address book / Sofia Lundberg ; translated by Alice Menzies.
Author:
Lundberg, Sofia, 1974-Menzies, Alice, translator
Imprint:
London : The Borough Press, 2020.
Collation:
290 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Swedish.This translation originally published: 2019.
ISBN:
9780008277963 (pbk)
Dewey class:
839.738GFAF
LC class:
PT9877.22.U535
Local class:
FT PbkFICAFPBK
Language:
EnglishSwedish
BRN:
2586523