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Astrid & Veronika / Linda Olsson

By:

Olsson, Linda

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Books , 2007, c2005.Description: 259, 11 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780143038078

Uniform titles:

Let me sing you gentle songs

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

FIC OLS

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC OLS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		025884

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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.

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