Elaine’s Reviews > When the Cranes Fly South > Status Update

p108: “As I make my way into the kitchen, I spot the pictures of Ellinor that I meant to give Hans. The driveway is empty, and I briety debate taking out my phone to give him a ring (…) That could be a while, and I don't want to leave the pictures lying on the table where I might spill food or coffee on them. I hold them in my hands for a moment, then take them through to your old bed in the bedroom instead.”

p74: “As ever, I'm not hungry, but I say yes anyway. Sweet things are the only foods that still taste more or less like they used to.”

I’m sobbing and I’ve barely made it through the book