L'été de ses dix-huit ans, Anita Grankvist s'était fixé trois objectifs : apprendre à conduire une moto, acheter une maison, et devenir complètement indépendante. Presque vingt ans plus tard, elle mène une petite vie tranquille, un peu fade, seule avec sa fille Emma, et travaille au supermarché local. Quand cette dernière part à l'université, Anita commence à prendre des leçons de moto, se lance dans un projet impossible, renoue le contact avec sa mère légèrement sénile, et tombe follement amoureuse. Qu'il est doux de se dire qu'il n'est jamais trop tard pour profiter de la vie... Et n'est-ce pas merveilleux de réaliser ses rêves d'adolescence à l'approche de la quarantaine ?
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Katarina Bivald writes with a warmth and humor that stems from her lifelong love of books and the people discovered within them. Her works often explore the strong bonds that form between characters, whether through a shared passion for literature or simple human connection. Bivald expertly weaves comforting narratives with insightful observations about life, offering readers stories that are both uplifting and thought-provoking. Her distinctive voice is both engaging and enduring.
The readers of Broken Wheel recommend
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who travelled all the way from Sweden just to meet her pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds that Amy's funeral has just ended. Luckily, the townspeople are happy to look after their bewildered tourist--even if they don't understand her peculiar need for books. Marooned in a farm town that's almost beyond repair, Sara starts a bookstore in honour of her friend's memory. All she wants is to share the books she loves with the citizens of Broken Wheel and to convince them that reading is one of the great joys of life. But she makes some unconventional choices that could force a lot of secrets into the open and change things for everyone in town