
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
As I said in my first TBR blog, A Man Called Ove made it there because of a glowing recommendation from my friend Jennifer. She read the book on vacation, and firmly placed it into her favorite books of all time list. I had seen the book around for some time, and actually thought that the cover looked rather inviting, but had never picked it up. Now I can say I have read it and it made me cry my eyes out! Ove is a 59 year old widow who is set up to be the grumpy old man that