When the Cranes Fly South
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:15th May '25
Should be back in stock very soon
Discover the international number one bestseller. Bo is determined to live his own life in his own way. But his son has other ideas...
'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, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove
'One of those “you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love” books’ New Yorker
WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
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Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son.
Fortunately, he still has his rich memories, phone calls with his best friend Ture, and his beloved dog Sixten for company.
Only now his son is insisting the dog must be taken away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotions and makes Bo determined to resist and find his voice.
When the Cranes Fly South is a profoundly moving and life-affirming novel about one man’s desire to preserve his autonomy, the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words.
'A magical reading experience; among the most moving things I’ve ever read' No.1 internationally bestselling author Camilla Läckberg
'A book that will echo in your soul' Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
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Readers love When the Cranes Fly South:
'What makes this novel truly remarkable is the way it explores universal themes...readers will find themselves deeply connected to [Bo's] journey of emotional reckoning'
‘It is impossible not to be moved by this book’
'A must read of 2025'
'This is not just a story about a man and his dog; it's a story of family, of relationships tested by time and distance, and the effort to find peace within the limits of one's existence'
‘Wow, what a masterpiece, I am...
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 *
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 *
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 *
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 *
Sparely written, beautifully put together and very moving . . . A deceptively simple book that packs a massive emotional punch. Highly recommended. * PA Media *
ISBN: 9781529942200
Dimensions: 215mm x 136mm x 26mm
Weight: 331g
320 pages