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| i did a thing. i did an edit. i tried placing ebook covers to my photos to show my ebook backlogs. lmao. |
Hi,
Books from the Backlog is a weekly feature hosted by Carole @ Carole's Random Life in Books.
author: Sofia Lundberg, Alice Menzies (Translator)
genre: adult fiction, historical fiction
published: January 8th 2019 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
my copy: eGalley, 304 pages
Follows 96-year-old Doris, who writes down the memories of her eventful life as she pages through her decades-old address book. But the most profound moment of her life is still to come...
Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny—her American grandniece, and her only relative—give her great joy and remind her of her own youth.
When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many crossed-out names of people long gone and is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. In writing down the stories of her colorful past—working as a maid in Sweden, modeling in Paris during the 30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War—can she help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future? And whatever became of Allan, the love of Doris’s life?
why did I get this. I don't know, tbh. I don't even remember what it is about. I probably requested it though but I can't remember why. Probably because historical? idk.
why is it still in my tbr. I never got in the mood to actually pick it up. Just one of my shameful reviewer moments. I'm sorry. lmao.
*on a side note, can you tell me how my edit looks? I replaced the cover of the book on the original photo. I plan to do this with the ebooks I'll be sharing because why not? lmao. tell me if the edit looks okay 😅😂
HOW ABOUT YOU
Have you read these books? What do you think of them? Should I put them at the top of my tbr?
Sounds like it could be a very heartwarming story.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! It kinda sound like a good breather book.
DeleteI hope this book is good if you get to it. :)
ReplyDeleteReally hoping that as well! I'd really like to try and spend maybe a week or 2 just to get through some of my eGalleys :)
DeleteThis sounds like a book I would really enjoy. I hope you enjoy it when you read it!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteYour edit looks fantastic. I thought it was a physical copy until I read that you edited it in. This sounds like it could be good. I hope you enjoy it if you ever get the chance to read it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carole!! :)
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