When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen (PRE-ORDER)

DATE OF RELEASE: 15 MAY 2025

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The beautiful, bittersweet novel and international bestseller about ageing, fathers and sons, and what it means to be human, perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove, Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryWINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024WINNER of both ADLIBRIS BEST DEBUT and for BEST FICTION of the Year'The kind of book you give to someone when you’re really trying to say “I’ve been thinking about you” but don’t know how.' Fredrik Backman, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove'A powerful, sneakily emotional meditation on life and death, and the foundational relationships in our lives. A book that will echo in your soul' Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain'The novel is irresistible. So tender and moving.' Malin Persson Giolito, bestselling author of Quicksand and Beyond Reasonable Doubt______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 memories, phone calls with his best friend Ture, 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. An instant number one bestseller in Sweden and winner of the Swedish Book of the Year, When the Cranes Fly South is a profoundly moving and emotional novel about one man’s desire to preserve his autonomy, about the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words.

____Readers love When the Cranes Fly South:‘Wow, what a masterpiece, I am speechless and have a new all-time favourite book!''So incredibly emotional, poignant, touching, and sad. But also very warm’‘A novel about ageing, family relationships, fatherhood, loss and being the one who is left alone… Beautiful’‘A book that will stay with you for a long time’‘It is impossible not to be moved by this book’‘Delicate, warm, painfully beautiful about the conditions of life and ageing’‘Such a beautiful description of people and life and relationships’

Paperback 
Publication: 15 May 2025, Doubleday
ISBN: 9781529942200
Extent: 320 pages