The international phenomenon: quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny. Perfect for fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared.
Jitka Herčíková Books
Astrid Lindgrenová: Válečné deníky 1939-1945
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Deníky Astrid Lindgrenové vyšly poprvé loni ve Švédsku a okamžitě se staly senzací. Text překypuje hlubokým smutkem i strachem, zároveň však slavnou spisovatelku dětských knih představuje jako přesvědčenou humanistku, která si odvážně, s humorem a láskou stojí za svými názory. Její deník je tak komentářem k dobovým událostem i osobním záznamem toho, jak dramatické světové události ovlivňují životy nás všech. Kniha je bohatě ilustrována fotogra?emi deníkových listů a řadou dosud nepublikovaných snímků z rodinného života.
A must-read for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, the new novel by the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon A Man Called Ove will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. 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 . . .
