Astrid and Veronika
Linda Olsson
February 2007
259 pages
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FTC: Yep, you guessed it, I bought this one, too.
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This is a beautiful book in a number of ways…the story, the characterization and the friendship between the two characters (who are almost the only two characters in the book).
Veronika is a young writer. She rents a house in a remote Swedish village to work on her next book. Although her cottage is next to another home, Veronika wonders if it’s even inhabited, as it’s rundown and dark.
Astrid is an old woman, seemingly content with her hermit-like existence and her reputation as the local witch. But her new neighbor slowly draws her out of her self-imposed isolation.
As these two very different women begin to share walks and meals, a close friendship develops. They become close confidents, divulging painful secrets and losses. And they both begin to heal.
The joy in this book is watching the unfolding of the story, the characters and their relationship. Two women, separated by age, circumstance and experience, still manage to find common ground and comfort in each other.
Looks good to me. I’ll have to see if my library has it.
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I love books like this – it sounds very introspective.
I bet you’re driving the FTC crazy! LOL
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Oooh, I remember when this came out. I wanted to read it then, and your review has made me want to again. Must see if I can find a copy!
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I loved this book! And I like her writing style too!
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I’m so glad you liked this book! This was one of my favorites last year. I just loved the friendship that developed between these two women.
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This one sounds lovely, I’m adding it to my TBR list.
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This sounds like a lovely book. And what a beautiful cover too!
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Loving that cover! This sounds good and I now need to toss it on my list of books to look more closely at.
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This sounds lovely. And it’s new to me.
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Ooh, this book sounds intriguing. Onto my LibraryThing wishlist it goes!
I really loved this book. The language, the characters were all just lovely. I like how the setting goes so well with the blooming of Astrid and Veronika’s friendship.
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This sounds wonderful! I have this book on my shelf somewhere. I bought it ages ago. I’ll have to pull it out and read it sooner than later.
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Sounds like an interesting read. I’m a big appreciator (sp?) of Scandinavian culture.
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