When the Cranes Fly South

Winner of the Swedish Book of the Year Award 2024
Winner of Adlibris Best Debut and Best fiction of the Year

The beautiful, bittersweet novel and international bestseller about ageing, fathers and sons, and what it means to be human, perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove, Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.

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 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.

An instant number one bestseller in Sweden and winner of the Swedish Book of the Year, When the Cranes Fly South is a profoundly moving and emotional novel about one man's desire to preserve his autonomy, about the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words.