![]() ![]() Granny takes Elsa on marvellous adventures, talks their way out of trouble, and teaches Elsa how to stand up to the kids who bully her at school. Her Granny (who’s “old for her age”) is her superhero, and Elsa’s best (only) friend. ![]() The young girl knows she’s different from other children, though the adults call it being “smart for her age”. Once again, the story takes place in Sweden, but instead of a curmudgeonly old man, it follows seven-year-old Elsa. The rights for translation have been sold in over 40 countries after the success of A Man Called Ove, everyone was banking on another hit from Backman. This book was first published in the original Swedish ( Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt) in 2013, then it was translated into English ( My Grandmother Sends Her Regards And Apologises, or in the US, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry, which doesn’t quite have the same ring to it) in 2015 by Henning Koch. ![]() (If you use one of the affiliate links on this page, I’ll earn a small commission, and I’ll send you my regards and gratitude.) Buy My Grandmother Sends Her Regards And Apologises here. ![]()
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