The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg

There is something about Swedish authors and their storytelling that I love. They make you cry, laugh and get angry by doing one simple thing - sharing a life. 96-year-old Doris is at the end virtually alone and in pain, she lives for the weekly Skype conversations with her great niece in the states. In the meantime, she goes through the red address book that she has had since she was a girl and writes down all about how the people in it are connected to her. It is an incredible account of a full life - one of good luck and bad, love and love lost and more adventures than Doris could have ever thought possible. Gut-wrenching and achingly beautiful, her story is at last shared. This is a multiple tissue box book that is a joy to read. Doris is everyone's version of the perfect Grandma. As soon as you put the book down you will want to reach out to an elderly relative or friend and ask them to write down their story. You may just have a Doris of your own.