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The Little Old Lady Strikes Back
- Narrator
- Patience Tomlinson
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 5 October 2023
- Run Time
- 12 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Martha and the infamous League of Pensioners are back in The Little Old Lady Strikes Back, from the author of the smash-hit The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules.
After stealing some priceless Russian jewels from the Stockholm Auction House, Martha and her gang flee to the small village of Hemmavid to lie low. But what they find is a village in crisis, so they decide they want to help revive the place.
But the village needs money. So, in steps the League of Pensioners to arrange events to attract paying tourists. Which turns out to be a rather delicate balancing act when you are wanted by the police.
Having donned the mantle of guerrilla fighters come to save Sweden’s countryside from depopulation, will the League be able to help the villagers get the attention of the politicians – and save the village – without getting caught?
Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg’s socially engaged, riotous comedy is perfect for fans of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Translated by Rod Bradbury.
Critics Review
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Gently humorous and pleasantly daft
Guardian
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A good-natured, humorous crime caper
Independent on Sunday
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A complete hoot
Saga Magazine
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This laugh-out-loud international bestseller will have you chuckling one minute and crying the next
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A quirky, offbeat delight and a heart-warming reminder that one is never too old for some mischief and adventure
Tom Winter, author of Lost & Found
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A shining expression of how joyous life is. It is not dangerous to grow old if you are like Märtha and the gang
Hyllan, blogg
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The funniest book this year!
Magazine Familjen, Norway
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A book which should be read by people of all ages
Radio P4
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A hilarious farce . . . highly entertaining with very well crafted characters
Frettabladid newspaper, Iceland
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It has humour, brilliant dialogue, irony and warmth. A light-hearted and enjoyable detective comedy with breath-taking events, which provide many smiles but also reflection on life
PRO Pensionären
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Criminally fun!
Bonniers Bokklubb
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Very imaginative, fun and filled with gallons of humour!
Katarina Mazetti
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Details
- Author
- Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
- Narrator
- Patience Tomlinson
- Duration
- 12 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 October 2023
- ISBN
- 9781035005581
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Comical (humorous) crime and mystery, Humorous fiction, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
Synopsis
Martha and the infamous League of Pensioners are back in The Little Old Lady Strikes Back, from the author of the smash-hit The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules.After stealing some priceless Russian jewels from the Stockholm Auction House, Martha and her gang flee to the small village of Hemmavid to lie low. But what they find is a village in crisis, so they decide they want to help revive the place.But the village needs money. So, in steps the League of Pensioners to arrange events to attract paying tourists. Which turns out to be a rather delicate balancing act when you are wanted by the police. Having donned the mantle of guerrilla fighters come to save Sweden’s countryside from depopulation, will the League be able to help the villagers get the attention of the politicians – and save the village – without getting caught?Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg’s socially engaged, riotous comedy is perfect for fans of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Translated by Rod Bradbury.
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