Monday, August 3, 2009

Italian Shoes by Henning Mankell


Off the coast of Sweden is a tiny island. Living alone on this island in a delapadated house is retired physician Fredrik Welin. To say Fredrik is a hermit or a recluse would be grossly understating the situation. He has chosen to live alone with only an aging dog and cat (and an ant hill which is taking over his living room). His only contact with the outside world are the semi-frequent visits from the postman who services his island.


His world is shattered when his lost love who he abandoned years earlier shows up on the frozen ice. She requests that he fufill the promise he made to her those many years ago.


I liked this book. There were beautiful descriptions of the frozen country side. The charecters were interesting and true to life. It was quirky which I chalk up to the fact that it is a book written in Swedish and translated into english.


Henning Mankell is a Swedish author best known for his mystery series featuring Kurt Wallander.

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  1. It was quirky which I chalk up to the fact that it is a book written in Swedish and translated into english. italian fashion wholesaler

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