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Hi Amy -- I'd suggest Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson, a Swedish author. I've not read Halldor Laxness, yet, - he's on my TBR - but have heard great things about his books, especially Independent People. He's an Icelandic writer. Enjoy!

... Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson

... of weeks ago I met Chris Bohjalian (Midwives, Skeletons at the Feast) at the store, and yesterday I met Linda Olsson (Astrid and Veronika, Sonata for Miriam). I asked both of them if they've been to LT. Bohjalian apparently participates at GoodReads. Olsson said she's been to this site. ...

I haven't been in my book club very long, but other favorites: A Thousand Splendid Suns was generally well-liked. Astrid and Veronika--most of the rest of them really like this, though I found it really tedious and hard to get through. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox--They read this ...

I have Sonata for Miriam on this year's must read list after loving her Let me sing you Gentle Songs last year. What did you think of it? And how does it compare (if, that is, you have read her first book!)

... books. I then went on over to New Zealand with Sonata For Miriam by Linda Olsson (comes out in March). I loved her book Astrid and Veronika so very much, and am feeling a little disappointed with this one. I will tough it out only because I love Olsson's writing. and after this, who knows ...

Alright, then! Some of my favourite reads from 2008, in random order: SWEDEN: Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. This is a beautiful novel about two women – one in her 80s, the other in her 30s – who gradually become friends and offer each other solace by being there for one ...

#108 - Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson - a lovely story!

I'm just about to start reading Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. I continue listening to Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens.

>49. Sonata for Miriam by Linda Olsson. Am just finishing Astrid and Veronika (tonight I think, if I can tear myself away from LT). Is Sonata good? Congrats on 50! I've put Fault Lines on my TRB.

... S. Buck Anagrams by Lorrie Moore Mothers and Sons by Colm Toibin The March by E. L. Doctorow Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olssen Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell The Warden by Anthony Trollope A Short H ...

... get into Orpheus Lost. I quite enjoyed it. I am about to start listening to The Unknown Terrorist after finishing Let me sing you gentle songs which was beautiful! I am also reading Ash Road in honour of the death of Ivan Southall, a well known Australian author of young adult ...

136. Let me sing you gentle songs by Linda Olsson (aka Astrid and Veronika) This was a beautiful story told in beautiful prose. Astrid (an elderly woman)and Veronika (a young author) meet in a village in Sweden - both are isolated, both suffering loss. This story is about their ...

... after 25 pages, I'm hoping it will get better. I'm also listening to Gail Jones' Dreams of Speaking in the car and Sing me Gentle Songs by Linda Olsson on mp3.

... Sagan **** NETHERLANDS A Leap by Anna Enquist RUSSIA First Love by Ivan Turgenev SWEDEN Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson **** UK Atonement - McEwan *** Before I Die by Jenny Downham *** Bookends by Jane Green * Jemima J by Jane Green * ...

ABout to start Kate Grenville's Bearded Ladies and still listening to Linda Olsson's Let me sing you gentle songs which appears to also be called Astrid and Veronika - a gorgeous book!

I have just started Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson.

I have just started Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson.

Just finished an arc of Sonata for Miriam, the soon to be published novel by Astrid and Veronika author Linda Olsson' It had many of the wonderful elements that I loved in A&V, although the story line is very different. I highly recommend it. I will give a more complete review on my ...

I am about to start an arc of Sonata for Miriam by Linda Olsson who wrote Astrid and Veronika. It will be published in the US in March.

When Arthur & George met Astrid and Veronika on Cloudstreet, they were immediately faced with The Paradox of Choice. George invited Veronika to a Naked Lunch followed by a Skinny Dip. She, being a Passionate Nomad, accepted. "There will be Consequences" Astrid told her ...

... Leopard (review), *** - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Sweden - Astrid and Veronika (review), **** - Linda Olsson Haiti - Breath, Eyes, Memory erelsi183 in 50 Book Challenge : erelsi's Challenge: 9/07-8/08 (Jun 8, 2008, 12:07pm)

45. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson A quiet, sweet book. There were times when I got caught up on the way the author writes, and I found myself having to untangle sentences, but the story made up for it.

1. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 2. The March by E. L. Doctorow 3. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olssen

... the excellent BBC drama based on the novel. This time I listened to the audiobook, and it was a real pleasure. 40. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. I was not quite as enraptured by the story as others have been, but Olsson's spare, quiet prose was perfect for it. She really ...

I am almost finished with Astrid and Veronika and Memoirs of a Muse, as well as my audiobook, North and South. All three highly recommended (although Memoirs of a Muse can't compare to the other two. I had better pick up my early review book, America, America, next.

#37 Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. A beautiful novel about two women (one an octogenarian, the other 31) who gradually become friends and offer each other solace by just being there for one another, listening quietly, lovingly and with infinite patience.

I finished Sarah's Key last night and am continuing with Astrid and Veronika.

... papers and exams (semester grades are due Thursday), I just started two books, Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rossi and Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. Both have caught my interest and are tempting me away from work. I'm also listening to a good audio version of North and South ...

TerrierGirl, I'm about to read Astrid and Veronica for a book group. Glad to hear it was a good read!

Some of the books I've added to my pile this month: Astrid and Veronika Wit's End Mudbound Novel Destinations (an early reader book!) plus a big pile from the library. I loved The Piano Tuner and Year of Fog.

TerrierGirl, I haven't read the Munro but I really enjoyed both The Namesake and Astrid and Veronika. I "read" the latter as an audiobook and the narrators really worked well in presenting the alternating points of view in the chapters.

... a few things I just finished--an older Alice Munro collection, Friend of My Youth, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, and Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. Of the three, I enjoyed The Namesake most. I always love Alice Munro, but I didn't think this particular collection was her ...

... Five Books first quarter of 2008: 1. Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton 2. March, by Geraldine Brooks 3. Astrid and Veronika, by Linda Olsson 4. The Secret River, by Kate Grenville 5. What is the What, by Dave Eggers For what it's worth, Cry, the Beloved Country was ...

My top 5 are: 1. Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton 2. March, by Geraldine Brooks 3. Astrid and Veronika, by Linda Olsson 4. The Secret River, by Kate Grenville 5. What is the What, by Dave Eggers For what it's worth, Cry, the Beloved Country was my first book of 2008 and ...

December 71. Linda Olsson- Astrid and Veronika (D) 72. Alice Hoffman- The Probable Future (C) 73. Nick Hornby- Slam (B-) 74. Sherman Alexie- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (A) 75. Elizabeth Strout- Olive Kitteridge (C-)

My top 3 in January were: Cry, the Beloved Country Astrid and Veronika The Secret River Close runner-up was March.

... (review), *** - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Sweden - Astrid and Veronika - (review), **** - Linda Olsson I've also updated my 2008 goals in message #17. A_musin ...

... by Rachel Ferguson and The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard lindacl, you've given me the idea to listen to Astrid and Veronika. I read the book last year and loved it. Touchstones are off this morning!

I'm reading The Leopard and listening to Astrid and Veronika. I may finish the former this weekend, but the latter is likely to last me to mid-week because I'm only listening on my commute (TGIF!) I'm enjoying both books though!

Listening to Astrid and Veronika on my commute these days ...

I finished March last night and really enjoyed it. I am currently listening to an audio version of Astrid and Veronika, an impulse grab at the library last weekend. Meanwhile, I hope to start The Leopard tonight, time permiitting.

I'm reading March, which involves roaming around the US during the Civil War. And I'm listening to Astrid and Veronika, so I am visiting Sweden at the same time.

... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1428170529.01._SX50_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> Astrid and Veronika - review, a beautiful story of friendship. Visited new country (Sweden). 8. The Secret Riv ...

Oh my gosh, practically my whole 2007 list! Some highlights: Out Stealing Horses The Lizard Cage Astrid and Veronika 84 Charing Cross Road A Month in the Country Quartet in Autumn The Pursuit of Love Away (Early Reviewer) The Story of Forgetting (Early Reviewer) Ethel ...

... move so, unless I see them, my memory remains a little foggy... Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O' Farrell Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall The Thirteenth Ta ...

... *** - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Portugal - Baltasar and Blimunda, by Jose Saramago Sweden - Astrid and Veronika (review), **** - Linda Olsson Haiti - Breath, Eyes, Memory teelgee in Reading Globally : Most interesting place (and time) you visited via a book in 2007? (Dec 13, 2007, 12:27pm)

... post WWII in The Reader by Bernhard Schlink; And Norway during WWII and after in Out Stealing Horses; Sweden in Astrid and Veronika; Bouganville, the South Pacific, in Mr. Pip; Dominican Republic in In the Name of Salome by Julia Alvarez; Chile, 1800s, Ines of my Soul by ...

I agree with avaland, Out Stealing Horses was stellar. Astrid and Veronika, originally in Swedish, was also very well done, it had a nice flow to it. I have to disagree re: The Yacoubian Building though, I thought it was pretty awkward language. ETA: oops, Astrid and Veronika was ...

... lit, but certainly not some of the more obscure things I’ve been introduced to this year (A Month in the Country, Astrid and Veronika, Amphigorey). People in a couple of the LT groups have inspired and encouraged me to read a lot of the classics I somehow managed to miss out on (even ...

Teelgee - You read two of may favorite books back to back earlier this month - Crossing to Safety and Astrid and Veronika. I hope you enjoyed them. Have you read Stoner by John Williams? A classic in an academic setting - just terrific. Alphaorder

"I have never left this village again." Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson

After walking past it several times in bookstores and airports, I finally bought Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. I'm only on page 4, so no comments yet. Tonight I will attend a lecture by Jane Urquhart. I'm so excited!

... solitude and putting his life into perspective. This is the second Scandinavian novel I've read this month (also Astrid and Veronika). I love the quiet style, informed by snow and darkness.

... Evanovich Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson October Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson The Prince of Nantucket by Jan Goldstein Where ...

>#116 teelgee - I read Astrid and Veronika awhile ago and really enjoyed it. Hope you do too! Currently reading Lottery, not too far into it but am looking forward to seeing what happens.

39. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. Beautifully written, stark, quiet. Remarkable friendship develops between elderly Astrid and young Veronika near a small village in Sweden.

Finished Crossing to Safety last night and am now about 1/2 way through Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. Beautiful writing. Simple, stark.

I'm with Astrid and Veronika near a small village in Sweden.

#27 Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson (September-October): I liked the concept behind this book: an exploration of a deep friendship between an older woman and a younger one, and how that relationship changes both their lives. The stories they share with one another are fascinating, and the ...

From a fellow LTer I received in the mail Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson.

Read harry potter and the deathly hallows The starter marriage the butterfly man nature girl reading astrid and veronika pillars of the earth

... to read but have heard wonderful things. As far as debut not yet heard of authors, we recieved a copy of Linda Olsson's Astrid and Veronika and that was also very very good. But I agree, ARC's are very hit-or-miss, and the quotes on every single cover always rave about the book, and a lot ...

We are happy to see favorites at any time of the year but as a clarification, the original intent of the thread was to post one's top five favorites from the first quarter of the year (January through March), with the intent to post again each quarter. It is expected to be an intriguing exercise to ...

... this easier than asking what my 5 favorite books of the year were. In no particular order (in order which read): 1. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson 2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 3. Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard 4. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ...

... JANUARY 1. Sixty Lights by Gail Jones (Australia) ** 2. The Ballad of Lee Cotton by Christopher Wilson (USA) 3. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson (Sweden/NZ)*** Touching story 4. The Echo Maker by Richard Powers (USA) 5. Burning Marguerite by Elizabeth Inness-Brown (USA) ...

... in Heaven by Mitch Albom 3. Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard 2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 1. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson

This is really hard but I'll choose two: Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson and The Observations by jane Harris.

I've just finished Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. It's a lovely book about a friendship between two women.

Just finished Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson a lovely and understated novel about a friendship. Halfway through The Echo Maker by Richard Powers which I'm really enjoying for the questions about neurology, memory and consciousness. Read Chapter One of The Transit of Venus by S ...

... their excellent debut novels. Towelhead by Alicia Erian and Harbor by Lorraine Adams, both American authors; and Astrid and Veronika by Swedish author Linda Olsson, and Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living by Australian author Carrie Tiffany were great finds. Another great ...

... or Jar City. Best SF/Fantasy:Black Juice by Margo Lanagan Best book read thus far that doesn't come out until 2007: Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson.

Let's see, finished Astrid and Veronika and The Ghost at the Table - both quite good. For a little literary palate-cleansing I've started The Naming of the Dead by Ian Rankin but I'm also sticking my nose in Rooms of Our Own by Susan Gubar (nonfiction) from time to time.

I'm reading Astrid and Veronika, a novel of an unlikely friendship between a young writer and an elderly recluse. It has alternating chapters from each woman's viewpoint slowly unfolding each woman's story. It's set in Sweden, written by a Swedish author now living in New Zealand. I give it ...

Advanced reader's copy of Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. It's about an unlikely friendship between a young woman and an elderly, reclusive woman, set in Sweden (the author is Swedish now living in New Zealand). Alternating chapters from each point of view. It's due out in the states in March ...