Tag Archives: Sweden

Selamlik – Khaled Alesmael (translated from the Arabic by Leri Price)

Posted on December 5, 2024 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I am so glad I was born in Syria and get to be young in Damascus, no matter the fear and danger. I love Damascus even if she is cruel to me.” Our narrator Furat lives … Continue reading →

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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules- Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

Posted on October 6, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) If I needed to sum up this book in one word, it would be “delightful!” The setting is a retirement home in Sweden. The main characters are five elderly residents in their 70s and 80s. They … Continue reading →

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The Treacherous Net – Helene Tursten (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) You would think that Detective Inspector Irene Huss had enough to contend with between a gang war and a mummified body in the chimney. In The Treacherous Net, Helene Turston makes Irene’s work life really difficult. … Continue reading →

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