Katarina Bivald, trans. from the Swedish by Alice Menzies, read by Fiona Hardingham and Lorelei King. Random House Audio, unabridged, 10 CDs, 12 hrs., $45 ISBN 978-0-14-752605-2
In Swedish author Bivald’s debut novel, erstwhile bookseller Sara Lindqvist has traveled from her home in Sweden to the tiny town of Broken Wheel, Iowa, in order to spend time relaxing and reading with Amy Harris, her pen pal, but what Sara finds...
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Katarina Bivald, trans. from the Swedish by Alice Menzies . Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-1-4926-2344-1
Swedish author Bivald's debut novel is a delight. Erstwhile bookseller Sara Lindqvist has traveled from her home in Sweden to the tiny town of Broken Wheel, Iowa, in order to spend time relaxing and reading with her pen pal, Amy Harris, but what she
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Katerina Bivald. Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99 trade paper (448p) ISBN 978-1-4926-8101-4
Bivald (The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend) delves into what’s important in life in this bittersweet tale about life after death. Henny Broek, the novel’s narrator, is only in her 30s when she’s accidentally killed by a passing truck, but she’s...
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