The global fiction sensationâpublished in thirty-two countries. âA warm and tender story about life, memories, and the power of love and friendship.â âKatarina Bivald, New York Timesâbestselling author
Meet Doris, a ninety-six-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jennyâher American grandniece, and her only relativeâgive 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 pastâworking as a maid in Sweden, modelling in Paris during the â30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World Warâcan 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 Dorisâs life?
A charming novel that prompts reflection on the stories we all should carry to the next generation, and the surprises in life that can await even the oldest among us, The Red Address Book introduces Sofia Lundberg as a wiseâand irresistibleâstoryteller.
âWritten with love, told with joy. Very easy to enjoy.â âFredrik Backman, #1 New York Timesâbestselling author of A Man Called Ove