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Lisa Ridzén

Biography

Lisa Ridzén

Lisa Ridzén is a doctoral student in sociology, researching masculinity norms in the rural communities of the Swedish far north, where she herself was raised and now lives in a small village outside of Östersund. The idea for her debut novel, WHEN THE CRANES FLY SOUTH, came from the discovery of notes her grandfather’s care team had left the family as he neared the end of his life.

Lisa Ridzén

Books by Lisa Ridzén

written by Lisa Ridzén, translated by Alice Menzies - Fiction

Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he has left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound, Sixten, to keep him company…though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he’s expressed his love over the years.