Book of the Month My Friends by Fredrik Backmann
Bookcited!: A Libraries NI podcast for all things libraryShow Notes
Jillian and Pete discuss the novel which follows Louisa, an eighteen-year-old aspiring artist aging out of the foster care system after the recent death of her best friend. She comes into possession of a world-famous painting featuring three tiny figures on a pier and story takes off from there.
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