When the Cranes Fly South

A tender tale about ageing, our own and others, and the quiet brutality of love. About what being a man is, and what being a human is, about fathers and sons and fathers and dogs. It’s really a book for anyone who’s had to say goodbye. The kind of book you give to someone when you’re really trying to say "I’ve been thinking about you" but don’t know how.

Fredrik Backman, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove

This novel is irresistible. So tender and moving. It’s as if Fredrik Backman’s Ove had a love child with Åsa Larsson’s Sivving – and the result is the most wonderful thing imaginable. Read it.

Malin Persson Giolito, internationally bestselling author of Quicksand and Beyond all reasonable doubt

A powerful, sneakily emotional meditation on life and death, and the foundational relationships in our lives. This is a book that will echo in your soul.

Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

This was a magical reading experience; among the most moving things I’ve ever read. The characters have lived on in my mind since I turned the final page, and I know this novel will always have a place in my heart.

Camilla Läckberg, No.1 internationally bestselling author

It’s one of those "you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love" books.

Fredrik Backman, NEW YORKER

This empathetic Swedish bestseller is a poignant, quietly devastating meditation on old age.

Mail on Sunday

Once you’ve read this beautiful and deeply emotional story, you’ll want to pass it on to someone you love.

Fabulous Magazine

When the Cranes Fly South really touched me... and Sixten completely stole my heart. This story felt universal and timeless – it’s about love and death and family and friendship. Everything that makes us human.

Josie Ferguson, author of The Silence in Between

Sparely written, beautifully put together and very moving . . . A deceptively simple book that packs a massive emotional punch. Highly recommended.

PA Media

Remarkably poignant and reflective . . . A powerful and haunting read, When the Cranes Fly South will stir your emotions

Hot Press Magazine

A tender tale about ageing, our own and others, and the quiet brutality of love. About what being a man is, and what being a human is, about fathers and sons and fathers and dogs. It’s really a book for anyone who’s had to say goodbye. The kind of book you give to someone when you’re really trying to say "I’ve been thinking about you" but don’t know how.

– Fredrik Backman, No.1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove

This novel is irresistible. So tender and moving. It’s as if Fredrik Backman’s Ove had a love child with Åsa Larsson’s Sivving – and the result is the most wonderful thing imaginable.

Malin Persson Giolito, internationally bestselling author of Quicksand and Beyond all reasonable doubt