Angry Widow

Minna Lindgren

Original title: Vihainen leski

Author: Minna Lindgren

Published: 2018

Publisher: Teos

Genres: Literary Fiction, Humor

Pages: 247

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Finnish edition

A Man Called Ove meets Sex and the City

For the past 12 years, 74-year-old Ulla has cared for her paralyzed husband, a mean and slightly alcoholic man. At his funeral, all she can think is: finally! She reconnects with old friends and starts living every day as if it were her last. Her adult children try to stop her newfound debauchery in many ways – but the biggest change comes along in the guise of an older gentleman.

The Angry Widow is an amusing and entertaining story about how friendships and love affairs change when you grow old. With warmth and sarcasm Lindgren examines the questions of what it means to be seventy in a world where everyone over 65 ticks the same age box in a survey.

Minna Lindgren writes about aging more hilariously, more sensitively, and more sharply than any other contemporary writer. ****

Aamulehti newspaper, Finland

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Teos (orig.)
CZECH REPUBLIC: XYZ
ESTONIA: Pegasus
GERMANY: Kiepenheuer&Witsch
ITALY: Marsilio
SLOVAKIA: XYZ
SPAIN: Penguin Random House Spain

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About author

Minna Lindgren

Minna Lindgren (b. 1963) is a freelance journalist and columnist known for her whimsical writing style and fearless approach to topics as strange as opera and death. In addition to novels, she has authored nonfiction books on classical music. In 2009, Lindgren won the Bonnier Journalism Prize for her article entitled “Father’s Death” (“Isän kuolema”).

Lindgren is best known for the Sunset Grove trilogy, which has been sold to 18 territories, and the final part, The End of Sunset Grove, was nominated for the International Dublin Literature Award in 2019. She has also written four standalone novels and a non-fiction book about the history of opera.

Minna Lindgren’s books have been critical and commercial successes, in Finland and internationally.

Bibliography


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Hope Never Dies


2019, Literary Fiction, Humor

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A Far, Far Love


2018, Literary Fiction, Humor

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Angry Widow


2015, Literary Fiction, Humor

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The End of Sunset Grove


2014, Literary Fiction, Humor

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Escape from Sunset Grove


2013, Literary Fiction, Humor

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Death in Sunset Grove