I loved this story and the main character, Erin. I enjoy a book which tells its story by going backwards and forwards in time as that tends to keep me hooked as the story unfolds slowly and gradually. The stark contrast between young Erin and present day Erin made the story easy to follow. My only complaint was that I felt it ended too suddenly! I actually turned to the next page looking for more and couldn’t believe it was actually finished. Without giving any spoilers, it wasn’t a poor ending more that I just wanted another chapter. All in all, a really good read,

This book is a testament to emotional depravity of which Elin tried to conceal the first thirteen years of her life from her family. Due to this, she refuses to open up and cannot even say she loves her daughter Alice. She hides behind a camera and created beauty out of things rather than find beauty in living. The chapters about her childhood were tough to read due to the immense poverty and struggles but she is a strong and determined woman. I was glad she returned back to Sweden and had a chance to.start again.

Thank you NetGalley Publisher & Author for this ARC.

This was a very good book. Such a heartwarming story from start to finish.
I enjoyed the character Elin.
A family story about a woman learning to love, from the city of New York’s fashion scene to a remote, windswept Swedish island.
Pretty good book.

Thanks Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for allowing me to have access to this book.

Love.Lies.Reunion.

This story focuses on Elin, a photographer in New York.This book takes place in the past and the present. For me it took a while to get into the story but near the end I was drawn in. It shows the delicacy of life and how certain things stick with you for the rest of your life. This book focuses on finding yourself, love, and trying to suppress certain things that you go through.

I loved The Red Address Book so I was thrilled to get a chance to read this book early. This was a beautiful book about a woman trying to find peace with her past. Elin has a great life and family but is haunted by the struggles of her youth. This book was heartbreaking and moving and kept me engaged the whole time. The story alternates between two time periods, which I always enjoy.

It's New York 2017. I liked Elin. The dialogue was okay. The tone and pacing was okay. I was curious to see what would happen to Elin.

A book that drew me in from the first pages .a book that takes Elin from her childhood in Sweden suffering abuse .We meet Elin in the present living with her husband Sam in Manhattan,Elin is a famous fashion photographer .We watch her living her life today and stil haunted by the past.Literary fiction at its best Inwill be recommending,#netgalley#hmh

Somewhat predictable but entertaining. A good beach read and page turner. Book will probably do well given that people will continue to look for simple escapes.

What can I say? I am quite literally crying and thanking Sofia Lindbergh for giving me this gift. I was a huge fan of The Red Address Book and this book was not a disappointment.

Taking place in Sweden in the 1970’s and NYC in 2017, It is the exquisitely written story of Elin and her childhood of poverty and abuse to her career as a star in the fashion industry. The descriptions are so rich that I felt I had traveled to Sweden, to her tiny village. I shared the night her life changed and the 30 years of missed communication and misunderstandings.

I want to ramble on, but I don’t want to be a spoiler. Let it suffice to say this will be on every Best of 2021 Reading lists. I know that I will recommend this novel to my reading groups and woman’s studies seminars, because at its’ heart, it is a novel of mothers and daughters.

Thank you Netgalley and Sofia Lindberg for this jewel.