And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

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A little book with a big heart I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still AliceFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove,My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry, and Britt Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.With all the same charm of his bestselling full length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances This is a tiny gem with a message you ll treasure for a lifetime. Free Download eBook And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer Author Fredrik Backman – kino-fada.fr I m finding it difficult to know what else to say besides what a beautiful, beautiful story , so full of love and life , even in the wake of loss What it s about is best described by Backman himself in his letter to the reader at the beginning This is a story about memories and about letting go It s a love letter and a slow farewell between a man and his grandson, and between a dad and his boy I never meant for you to read it, to be quite honest I wrote it just because I was trying to sort I m finding it difficult to know what else to say besides what a beautiful, beautiful story , so full of love and life , even in the wake of loss What it s about is best described by Backman himself in his letter to the reader at the beginning This is a story about memories and about letting go It s a love letter and a slow farewell between a ...This one left me speechless as it hit too close to home It s the story of how to say good bye to someone you are losing to Alzheimer s It s the story of a grandpa and grandson and their shared love of mathematics and how grandpa tries to define what is happening to him while wrestling with the fear of memories beginning to fade.My own father was diagnosed with it 2 years ago It has been difficult to watch the progression of the disease as his recognition of me has gone from hi how are you a This one left me speechless as it hit too close to home It s the story of how to say good bye to someone you are losing to Alzheimer s It s the story of a grandpa and grandson and their shared love of mathematics and how grandpa tries to define what is happening to him while wrestling with the fear of memories beginning to fade.My own father was diagnosed with it 2 years ago It has been difficult to watch the pro... There s a hospital room at the end of a life where someone, right in the middle of the floor, has pitched a green tent A person wakes up inside it, breathless and afraid, not knowing where he is A young man sitting next to him whispers Don t be scaredThis is such a sad little story but with BIG heart And the sad thing is that these things are true So many people have went through this with family members My grandma is forgetting things Life isn t fair The little boy Noah is a wonder There s a hospital room at the end of a life where someone, right in the middle of the floor, has pitched a green tent A person wakes up inside it, breathless and afraid, not knowing where he is A young man sitting next to him whispers Don t be scaredThis is such a sad...Some books should come with instructions, this is one of them Here s my instructions to you Plan on crying Have tissues handy Fredrik Backman has done it again I usually stay away from people who intentionally make me cry, but Backman pulls me back over and over again If he released a new book tomorrow, I d likely read it tomorrow He brings me people who make me smile, and laugh, and whom I cherish even if I can t call them on the phone And yes, sometimes they make me cry At 96 pages A Some books should come with instructions, this is one of them Here s my instructions to you Plan on crying Have tissues handy Fredrik Backman has done it again I usually stay away from people who intentionally make me cry, but Backman pulls me back over and over again If he released a new book tomorrow, I d likely read it tomorrow He brings me people who make me smile, and laugh, and whom I cherish even if I can t call them on the phone And yes, sometimes they make me cry At 96 pages And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer A Novella is a short, over too quickly read, but he packs this novella with so much love and tenderness Memories are something we treasure, they link us to our most fond moments in our lives, to the ones we love, to those magical moments weddings, births,...It s ironic that mathematics figures into the plot of this book but you shouldn t let that scare you , because I thought about approaching this review as a mathematical proof Given that Larry is a total sap, prove that this utterly exquisite novella will leave him an emotional wreck Done and done Noah holds the old man s hand, the man who taught him to fish and to never be afraid of big thoughts and to look at the night s sky and understand that it s made of numbers Mathematics has blessed It s ironic that mathematics figures into the plot of this book but you shouldn t let that scare you , because I thought about approaching this review as a mathematical proof Given that Larry is a total sap, prove that this utterly exquisite novella will leave him an emotional wreck Done and done Noah holds the old man s hand, the man who taught him to fish and to never be afraid of big thoughts and to look at the night s sky and understand that it s made of numbers Mathematics has blessed the boy in that sense, because he s no longer afraid of the thing almost everyone else is terrified of infinity Noah lov...Sunshine and lollipops My God as absolutely beautiful that this novella is, filled with insights and inspiration I thought It s possible, this is going to be the first Backman book where I m not going to cry WRONG Maybe a few readers will have teary eye.Me I want to gush at the end Something hit a nerve Fredrik Backman s writing is such a HUGE GIFT to many He is to me Sometimes, I fall hard feel deeply Maybe it s the mood I started with or maybe feelings c Sunshine and lollipops My God as absolutely beautiful that this novella is, filled with insights and inspiration I thought It s possible, this is going to be the first Backman book where I m not going to cry WRONG Maybe a few readers will have teary eye.Me I want to gush at the end Something hit a nerve Fredrik Backman s writing is such a HUGE GIFT to many He is to me Sometimes, I fall hard feel deeply Maybe it s the mood I started with or maybe feelings came to the surface that have been sitting dormant..but I still want to cry I just do so sue me I loved this little ...Absolutely beautiful and emotionally stunning An old man, loosing his most precious memories, his grandson Noah, Noah and his son Ted, sitting on a park bench trying to connect, showing their love for this man who is grandfather, father The words, phrases, thoughts, so incredibly poignant, wrap themselves around your heart How do you explain what is happening to a young boy, how does a son help a father with something out of both their control You talk, you remind, and you travel along with Absolutely beautiful and emotionally stunning An old man, loosing his most precious memories, his grandson Noah, Noah and his son Ted, sitting on a park bench trying to connect, showing their love for this man who is grandfather, father The words, phrases, thoughts, so incredibly p...Without a doubt..A 2016 SUPER FAVORITE I just don t know what to say.except that I loved every expressive word of love, and every shared memory in this beautifully written novella.When Fredrik Backman writes,...To be honest, I was afraid this was going to be smarmy, but it redeemed itself by the end The audio reader does a stunning job Why isn t he credited anywhere on the box or the cdsSuch a beautifully written story of big themes like life, love and loss, but written in an accessible and moving way Backman can do no wrong 4.5 stars

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
  • English
  • 09 November 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 97 pages
  • Fredrik Backman
  • And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer