Until Summer Comes

Welcome to the neighborhood around idyllic Stångån in Linköping!

The house is so full of memories that Sofie can't bring herself to sell it. Instead, she decides to move into her childhood home with her two children, even though she is single, a former homeowner and still very much affected by the grief of her father.

Veronica lives in the house next door, the most beautiful on the street. For many years she and Sofie were friends, now they settle for a stiff hello. Veronica and her husband are successful and live the perfect life. But what good is it when your youngest child suddenly refuses to leave the house?

Lars lives in the red house down by the water. He feeds his chickens and sighs over the pain in his body and everything he now misses. Rheumatism has changed his life and he is becoming increasingly frustrated. Maybe it's not so strange that his wife Ewa seems to have grown tired? How do you cope when so much of what you used to love becomes impossible and who you used to be seems to be gone?

The three neighbors initially look at each other from a distance, but various events force them closer together. Perhaps the key to moving on in life lies in the help of the neighbor? Despite their differences, all three will be of great importance to each other during a turbulent year.

With Until Summer Comes, Åsa Liabäck begins a new series set in a leafy and quiet residential neighborhood by the Stångån River. All readers who have loved the books about Ådala will recognize themselves in this warm story about the sorrows and joys of life. This is a story about when the facade falls apart and what can happen if you dare to let other people close.