Summary & Analysis : My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry By Frederik Backman & Henning Koch

by Black Book

“Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero. That’s just how it is. Anyone who doesn’t agree needs their head examined.” This intriguing opening to My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry catches a reader’s interest immediately. It is the captivating beginning of a tale within a tale, wrapped up in mystery, and downed with a combination of dreams and daring. We first meet Elsa and her grandmother at a police station. Granny has been bad, apparently. From this point forward, there is a hilarious turn of events that show how completely unconcerned Granny is with rules and political correctness. Granny owns a house with several tenants, all of whom, we later find out, have some kind of connection to Granny’s past. She tends to show little respect to some of these tenants, and she dotes on others. Her past with practical jokes and mishaps with a paintball gun give the tenants cause for worry and concern about Granny’s mind. Granny is just different, she insists.

41 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2019

Reviews

[Quiltlizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frederik Backman never disappoints. I have read (and loved) all of his books. He is definitely one of my favorite contemporary authors.