- Imprint: Penguin
- ISBN: 9781405971287
- Length: 288 pages
- Price: £9.99
Bloody Awful in Different Ways
byAndrev Walden, Ian Giles (Translator)
Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called OveA LITTLE TREASURE OF A BOOK. Hilarious but vulnerable, clever but raw, and pure joyous storytelling on every page. You’ll come for the laughs, but you’ll stay for the love letter, from a grown man to his boy self, promising everything will be all right
Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now'I challenge you not to fall in love with Andrev as he thrashes doggedly through life - perpetually hopeful and inept. This is a small gem of a novel, with an irresistible voice and a teasing sidelong wit
Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsThis is a truly special novel. A delight from start to finish. Captures the joy and pain of being a teenager perfectly. I adored Andrev and already miss him
Jo Browning Wroe, author of A Terrible KindnessWhat a book! I laughed, cried, despaired and hoped for this young boy negotiating seven fathers in seven chaotic years, taking us with him for the wild ride. A story that reads this easily with consummate fluidity, pace and comic timing deserves the widest audience possible
August Prize JudgesIn a perfect balance between levity and sadness, Andrev Walden depicts a boy's attempt to come to terms with a life where fathers are constantly replaced. Bloody Awful in Different Ways is a humorous examination of a different kind of childhood, which, despite the pervasive blackness, is portrayed with an inexhaustible warmth and presence
SydsvenskanOutstanding literature. Shamelessly entertaining
Ann-Helen Laestadius, author of StolenAn incredible account of growing up
Lisa Ridzén, author of When the Cranes Fly SouthThrough Walden's precise and evocative language, we are invited into a young boy’s observations of the world and his journey into manhood. A sharply critical view of the male-dominated world is interwoven with tender portrayals of how a person is shaped by their relationships. It becomes unmistakably clear how vulnerable and strong we are in relation to one another. I laugh, I ache, and I reflect as I read Walden’s book
AftonbladetWalden makes both trivialities and atrocities sparkle
Svenska DagbladetThis is a childhood story of the humorous kind, which occasionally resembles a fairy tale – but also has a core of seriousness and sadness, through its portrayal of men’s violence against women and children … A remarkable achievement ... A debut that bodes very well
About Andrev Walden
Andrev Walden is an acclaimed Swedish journalist and columnist. In 2017 he was nominated for the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism, praised for his ability to ‘find the every-day drama in the big questions’, and to make us ‘laugh and see the world, the family and ourselves in a new and slightly wiser light’. He lives in Stockholm. Bloody Awful in Different Ways is his first novel.
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