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082	0	0	_aFIC OLS
100	1		_aOlsson, Linda
240	1	0	_aLet me sing you gentle songs
245	1	0	_aAstrid & Veronika _c/ Linda Olsson
260			_aNew York _b: Penguin Books _c, 2007, c2005.
300			_a259, 11 p. _c; 20 cm.
500			_aFirst published in New Zealand under the title Let me sing you gentle songs by Penguin Books (NZ) 2005
500			_aIncludes readers guide at back of book.
500			_a"A Penguin original"--P. [4] of cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-259).
520			_aWith 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.
650		4	_aFemale friendship _v--Fiction
651			_aSweden-- _vFiction
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