Name: When the Cranes Fly South
Price: 240.00 ZAR
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Author: Lisa Ridzen
ISBN: 9781804995808

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lisa Ridzen

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2026

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.80 x 12.70 x 1.50 cm

ISBN13

9781804995808

When the Cranes Fly South

Lisa Ridzen (Author) · Penguin · Paperback

New Book Imported to South Africa

Delivery: 30 Jun - 22 Jul

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Synopsis "When the Cranes Fly South"

The most moving book you’ll read this year.

THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES WORD-OF-MOUTH BESTSELLER. A profoundly moving and life-affirming novel about the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words.

‘So heartbreaking and funny and beautiful and wise… an extraordinary book’ RICHARD OSMAN

'You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love’ FREDRIK BACKMAN

‘The most moving book I’ve ever read.’ JACQUELINE WILSON

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize & Waterstones Book of the Month

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Bo is determined to live his own life in his own way. But his son has other ideas...

Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son. Fortunately, he still has his rich memories, phone calls with his best friend, and his beloved dog Sixten for company.

Only now his son is insisting the dog must be taken away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotions and makes Bo determined to resist and find his voice...

'A novel anyone will take to heart' Patrick Gale, Guardian

'A magical reading experience; among the most moving things I’ve ever read' No.1 internationally bestselling author Camilla Läckberg
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Readers love When the Cranes Fly South:

'What makes this novel truly remarkable is the way it explores universal themes...readers will find themselves deeply connected to [Bo's] journey of emotional reckoning'

‘It is impossible not to be moved by this book’

'This is not just a story about a man and his dog; it's a story of family, of relationships tested by time and distance, and the effort to find peace within the limits of one's existence'

'A story that will connect to all of us in some way'

'Not only touches the heart but also invites deep reflection on what it means to truly live and love'

Lisa Ridzen

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Lisa Ridzén es una escritora sueca nacida en 1988 y criada en la región rural de Jämtland, en el norte de Suecia. Formada en sociología y estudios de género, ha desarrollado una trayectoria académica paralela a su incursión literaria. Su debut novelístico, When the Cranes Fly South (Tranorna flyger söderut), la convirtió rápidamente en una de las nuevas voces más destacadas de la narrativa escandinava. La novela aborda la vejez, la memoria, los vínculos familiares y la pérdida a través de la historia de un anciano que intenta reconciliarse con su hijo mientras enfrenta los últimos capítulos de su vida.

La escritura de Ridzén destaca por su sensibilidad emocional, la construcción de personajes complejos y una mirada profundamente humana sobre el envejecimiento. Inspirada en experiencias observadas en el entorno rural donde creció, combina realismo cotidiano con una notable capacidad para explorar las emociones más universales. El éxito de When the Cranes Fly South trascendió las fronteras de Suecia, siendo traducido a numerosos idiomas y alcanzando una amplia difusión internacional. La obra recibió el premio sueco Årets Bok (Libro del Año) en 2024, reconocimiento que consolidó el impacto de una autora capaz de convertir los silencios, los recuerdos y los afectos tardíos en literatura de gran resonancia emocional.

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