My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

Paperback Published on: 07/04/2016
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My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
Magical
Fredrick Backman has an amazing ability to weave emotions through out his story telling. I laughed and cried and goose-bumped. This is the story of seven... READ MORE
Chrys - Plymouth
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
Prepare to be delighted!
I absolutely loved this book. It is heart-warming, hilarious and just utterly, utterly wonderful. Packed with the most glorious characters, it will make yo... READ MORE
Penelope Bullock at Lancaster
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
breadcrumbs in a fairy tale
Seven year old Elsa is not your average seven year old. In some ways she is more grownup than the adults in her life. Her best friend is her paint-ball fir... READ MORE
Dawn Howie at Aberdeen

Synopsis

A heartbreaking and hilarious novel from the internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People
Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother's house.

Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them.

But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally?

Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown?

Seven-year-old Elsa does.

Some might call Elsa's granny 'eccentric', or even 'crazy'. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny's stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don't always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway.

As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they'd like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own . . .

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Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781444775853
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 32 mm
  • Weight: 260g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
The most memorable and brilliant book I've read all year!
The main protagonist of this story is a witty, seven-year-old girl, Elsa, who discovers the secrets of the people closest to her through uncovering the hid... READ MORE
Page to Stage Reviews (Zarina)
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
Charming with elements of fantasy and fairy tale....
I read and reviewed the authors first book A Man Called Ove last year, it made my list of favourites of the year. This book is also an original and heartwa... READ MORE
Leah Moyse
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
Worth every minute spent reading this book
Frederick Backman has written a page turning book from start to finish. It was filled with emotions. In parts it made you laugh and in parts made you cry.... READ MORE
Sandra Firth
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
So Boring and unbelievable
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises By Fredrik Backman This was awful slow boring I did not care for this second book from Backman I loved Ove ... READ MORE
Stephen Ball
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
An Adult “children’s” book
This is the 3rd of his book that I read. I would say it is definitely one of the best, a similar yet different category to A Man Called Ove, and better tha... READ MORE
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