My grandmother sends her regards and apologises | fredrik backman

A must-read for fans of Rachel Joyces The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Maria Semples Whered 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 grandmothers 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 Elsas granny eccentric, or even crazy.

Elsa calls her a superhero.

And grannys stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower.

Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains dont 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 theyd like to apologise for.

And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own.