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The Red Address Book

Sofia Lundberg (Alice Menzies)
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HarperCollins GB • 2019

Follows 96-year-old Doris, who writes down the memories of her eventful life as she pages through her decades-old address book. But the most profound moment of her life is still to come...Meet Doris, ...a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny—her American grandniece, and her only relative—give her great joy and remind her of her own youth.When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many crossed-out names of people long gone and is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. In writing down the stories of her colorful past—working as a maid in Sweden, modeling in Paris during the 30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War—can she help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future? And whatever became of Allan, the love of Doris’s life?
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Sofia Lundberg: Červený zápisník

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Recenze: Červený adresář od Sofie Lundbergové

☆☆☆☆ Autor: Sofie LundbergováNázev: Červený adresářNakladatelství: Ikar Rok vydání: 2018Počet stran: 288Když jsem šla do čtení Červeného adresáře, nebyla jsem si jistá, co přesně od toho čekat. Jestli se mi to bude líbit, jestli mě vnitřek zaujme tak, jako obálka. A překvapivě ano.Hlavní postavou Červeného adresáře je Doris, kterou vidíme vyrůstat z mladé dívky do dospělosti. Zároveň se[...]

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Červený zápisník (Recenzia)

Autor: Sofia Lundberg Originálny názov: Den röda adressboken Vydavateľstvo: Ikar 2018 Séria: - Diel: - Počet strán: 320 Žáner:  román Moje hodnotenie obálky: 5/5 Anotácia: Ľudský život v sebe ukrýva príbehy plné lásky, šťastia, ale aj smútku. Musíme sa len naučiť načúvať im. Doris si uchováva zápisník od roku 1928. Značí si doň mená ľudí, ktorých počas života stretla. Väčšina je už[...]

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Sofia Lundbergová - Červený zápisník

Doris mala ťažký život. Prežila niečo, čo by niektorí ľudia nezvládli. Jej spomienky zhmotňuje starý červený zápisník, do ktorého si písala mená ľudí, ktorých stretla. Skoro všetky sú už preškrtnuté, pretože osoby zomreli.Aj hlavná hrdinka diela cíti, že tu dlho nebude, tak sa rozhodne spísať svoje spomienky, aby jej jediná príbuzná – praneter Jenny – vedela, čo ju za tie roky postretlo a[...]

Follows 96-year-old Doris, who writes down the memories of her eventful life as she pages through her decades-old address book. But the most profound moment of her life is still to come...

Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny—her American grandniece, and her only relative—give her great joy and remind her of her own youth.

When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many crossed-out names of people long gone and is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. In writing down the stories of her colorful past—working as a maid in Sweden, modeling in Paris during the 30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War—can she help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future? And whatever became of Allan, the love of Doris’s life?