Astrid & Veronika
Olsson, Linda
Astrid & Veronika / Linda Olsson - New York : Penguin Books , 2007, c2005. - 259, 11 p. ; 20 cm.
First published in New Zealand under the title Let me sing you gentle songs by Penguin Books (NZ) 2005 Includes readers guide at back of book. "A Penguin original"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-259).
With extraordinary emotional power, Linda Olsson's stunningly well-crafted debut novel recounts the unusual and unexpected friendship that develops between two women. Veronika, a young writer from New Zealand, rents a house in a small Swedish village as she tries to come to terms with a recent tragedy while also finishing a novel. Her arrival is silently observed by Astrid, an older, reclusive neighbor who slowly becomes a presence in Veronika's life, offering comfort in the form of companionship and lovingly prepared home-cooked meals. Set against a haunting Swedish landscape, Astrid & Veronika is a lyrical and meditative novel of love and loss, and a story that will remain with readers long after the characters' secrets are revealed. Descriptive content provided by Syndetics, a Bowker service.
9780143038078
2006050660
Female friendship----Fiction
Sweden----Fiction
FIC OLS
Astrid & Veronika / Linda Olsson - New York : Penguin Books , 2007, c2005. - 259, 11 p. ; 20 cm.
First published in New Zealand under the title Let me sing you gentle songs by Penguin Books (NZ) 2005 Includes readers guide at back of book. "A Penguin original"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-259).
With extraordinary emotional power, Linda Olsson's stunningly well-crafted debut novel recounts the unusual and unexpected friendship that develops between two women. Veronika, a young writer from New Zealand, rents a house in a small Swedish village as she tries to come to terms with a recent tragedy while also finishing a novel. Her arrival is silently observed by Astrid, an older, reclusive neighbor who slowly becomes a presence in Veronika's life, offering comfort in the form of companionship and lovingly prepared home-cooked meals. Set against a haunting Swedish landscape, Astrid & Veronika is a lyrical and meditative novel of love and loss, and a story that will remain with readers long after the characters' secrets are revealed. Descriptive content provided by Syndetics, a Bowker service.
9780143038078
2006050660
Female friendship----Fiction
Sweden----Fiction
FIC OLS
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