My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion some of our Reader Review Panel were also lucky enough to read and review this title. You can click here to read the full reviews.

• Gill Williams - 'It made me laugh, it made me cry, it broke my heart and mended it again. It's a fabulous intertwining of fairy tale fantasy based on the characters' real life experiences.'
  
• Lorraine Blencoe - 'Just charming! Insightful, delicate and filled with some really moving moments.'
  
• Ceri Forster - 'In a word, wonderful.'
  
• Jayne Burton - 'I loved the strangeness of this book and the magical land visited.'
• Melanie Chadwick - 'one of those very rare gems that contain a multitude of flawed characters all of which I genuinely liked.  A brilliant novel from Frederik Backman; a man who understands the power of grandmothers and of forgiveness.'
• Edel Waugh - 'From the opening chapter I loved the grandmother in this book, you instantly warm to her total disregard for social etiquette.'
• Hannah Ward - 'I loved the start of this book, the relationship between Elsa and her grandmother is beautiful.'
• Kate Thacker - 'Another beautifully written book that has those same characters you cherish or feel definite emotions for by the end.'
• Linda Benner - 'A fantastical fairy tale/reality ride as shown through the eyes of a child.'
• Francesca Ashurst - 'Prepare to be enchanted, thrilled, heartbroken and transformed by this wonderful novel.'
• Victoria Halliday - 'A beautiful novel about the relationship between a young girl and her grandmother.'
• Laura Delve - 'A delightful, heart-warming read with an eccentric Granny, a wonderfully wise seven year old Elsa, that so cleverly interweaves fairy tales with the real world.'
• Alan Brown - 'I do not read this type of book often but it is one that has captured my imagination and will be one that I will always keep on my bookshelf. A masterpiece.'
• Sarah Musk - 'A dense and confusing book mixing fairy stories and modern life.  It's an interesting tale but difficult to understand in parts.'
• Joanne Baird - 'A story about superheroes, magical lands and why it's okay to be different.'
• Phylippa Smithson - 'My gosh Sweden produces some cracking writers – and none more so than Backman.  I knew it was going to be intriguing by the title alone but this was one fantastic read.'
• Sarah Harper - 'Somewhat strange and a little bit wonderful, this is a unique gem of a book which made me laugh and cry in turn.'
• Sue Broom - 'Whimsical and fun, but with an underlying message about the value of family and friendship.'
• Rachael Anderson - 'A brilliant tale about a seven year old and her grandmother, which is both heart-warming and quirky.'
• Nicola Lowes - 'This book has a wonderful charm that kept me turning the pages quickly.'
• Linda Hill - 'What a wonderful, wonderful book that reminds us all of the child we once were.'
• Annette Woolfson - 'There were moments when I was enchanted by the language and the imagery but at other times it just felt contrived.'