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The Resource And every morning the way home gets longer and longer : a novella, Fredrik Backman ; translated by Alice Menzies

And every morning the way home gets longer and longer : a novella, Fredrik Backman ; translated by Alice Menzies

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Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day. The square is strange but also familiar, full of the odds and ends that have made up their lives: Grandpa's work desk, the stuffed dragon that Grandpa once gave to Noah, the sweet-smelling hyacinths that Grandma loved to grow in her garden. As they wait together on the bench, they tell jokes and discuss their shared love of mathematics. Grandpa recalls what it was like to fall in love with his wife, what it was like to lose her. She's as real to him now as the first day he met her, but he dreads the day when he won't remember her. Sometimes Grandpa sits on the bench next to Ted, Noah's father -- Ted who never liked math, prefers writing and playing guitar, and has waited his entire life for his father to have time for him, to accept him. But in their love of Noah, they have found a common bond. Grandpa, Grandma, Ted, and Noah all meet here, in this peculiar space that is growing dimmer and more confusing all the time. And here is where they will learn to say goodbye, the scent of hyacinths in the air, nothing to fear
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  • eng
  • swe
  • eng
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Large print edition.
Extent
111 pages (large print)
Note
"Originally published in Swedish in 2015 as Och varje morgon blir v?gen hem l?ngre och l?ngre"--Title page verso
Isbn
9781410496836
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And every morning the way home gets longer and longer : a novella
Title
And every morning the way home gets longer and longer
Title remainder
a novella
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Fredrik Backman ; translated by Alice Menzies
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Author
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Language
  • eng
  • swe
  • eng
Summary
Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day. The square is strange but also familiar, full of the odds and ends that have made up their lives: Grandpa's work desk, the stuffed dragon that Grandpa once gave to Noah, the sweet-smelling hyacinths that Grandma loved to grow in her garden. As they wait together on the bench, they tell jokes and discuss their shared love of mathematics. Grandpa recalls what it was like to fall in love with his wife, what it was like to lose her. She's as real to him now as the first day he met her, but he dreads the day when he won't remember her. Sometimes Grandpa sits on the bench next to Ted, Noah's father -- Ted who never liked math, prefers writing and playing guitar, and has waited his entire life for his father to have time for him, to accept him. But in their love of Noah, they have found a common bond. Grandpa, Grandma, Ted, and Noah all meet here, in this peculiar space that is growing dimmer and more confusing all the time. And here is where they will learn to say goodbye, the scent of hyacinths in the air, nothing to fear
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1981-
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Backman, Fredrik
Dewey number
839.73/8
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illustrations
LC call number
PT9877.12.A32
LC item number
O3413 2016
Literary form
fiction
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Menzies, Alice
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  • Grandparent and child
  • Fathers and sons
  • Reminiscing
  • Senile dementia
  • Sweden
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adult
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And every morning the way home gets longer and longer : a novella, Fredrik Backman ; translated by Alice Menzies
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Note
"Originally published in Swedish in 2015 as Och varje morgon blir v?gen hem l?ngre och l?ngre"--Title page verso
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
111 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781410496836
Lccn
2016045254
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
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illustrations
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  • (OCoLC)ocn960106237
  • (OCoLC)960106237
Label
And every morning the way home gets longer and longer : a novella, Fredrik Backman ; translated by Alice Menzies
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Originally published in Swedish in 2015 as Och varje morgon blir v?gen hem l?ngre och l?ngre"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
111 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781410496836
Lccn
2016045254
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn960106237
  • (OCoLC)960106237

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