thanks to NetGalley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Sofia Lundberg for the opportunity to read and review this book - I loved it!
Doris is 96 years old and living alone in an apartment in Sweden. She lives for her weekly Skype calls with her grandniece, Jenny, who lives in America. When Doris was young, her father gave her a red address book and she has kept track of all the people who have made an impact in her life, for better or worse. She also crosses off the name and puts "dead" beside those who have died, which at her age is many. She realizes that all these people and her stories are important so she starts writing down her history with these people to give Jenny.
This is one of those heartbreaking yet uplifting stories that should make everyone sit up and pay attention to the older folks in their lives - those who made an impact on us and whose stories should not fade away. I loved Doris and her stories!
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