When Elsa’s parents divorced it was Granny who showed her how to deal with the nightmares by telling her fairy stories. She acts outrageously and cares little for what others think of her behaviour. Now she stays at home and is Elsa’s only friend. She used to be a doctor, a surgeon who traveled all around the world saving people’s lives in dangerous places. Her grandmother reminds her that it is only different people who change the world.Įlsa’s grandmother is almost seventy-eight years old and some people say she is mad. The headmaster at her school tells her that she needs to fall into line in order to achieve a better fit with her peers. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises, by Fredrik Backman (translated by Henning Koch), tells the story of Elsa who is almost eight years old and different.
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