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.

Reviews: 

"What a reading experience you gave me, Åsa! And what a knockout book! You know when you already know on the first page of the book that this is going to be a fantastic book, a page-turner. That's how Åsa's new book is.
Åsa has a fantastic language that is both beautiful and detailed. Her depictions are vivid and make you get close to the characters and live with them, breathe with them, laugh and cry with them.  What I like so much about Until Summer Comes is how Åsa captures everyday life with everything that it is and can be. Both the small and the big. The hard, sad and the nice, happy and funny. I like how Åsa captures and describes the relationships between the characters, how relationships develop and how friendships arise and become important. Even life-changing.
Until Summer Comes is a book that got under my skin, touched me both as a mother and as an educator. It is a book that is sometimes difficult to read but also breathes hope and contains humor, a lot of warmth and joy. All in a fantastic mix!
Until Summer Comes is the first part in Åsa’s new series that takes place around Stångån in Linköping. For God’s sake, don’t miss reading it" - Lollos Book corner