An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good *[EPUB]
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. Over the course of her adventures—or misadventures—this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud's apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will Maud finally become a suspect? Read more
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Why Must Read An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good?
Ms. Tursten's novel is a very interesting piece of work. It's not for everyone, but if you've spent a good deal of time around the elderly (or, perhaps, are elderly yourself), you might enjoy it. Tursten is Swedish, and I periodically like to read translated novels because of word usage and language patterns. I see words and sentences in a different way after reading a book like Ms. Tursten's. This actually is a short collection of stories about an older lady named Maud. Maud's issue is that she keeps killing people and getting away with it. The book is short, so a quick, guilty pleasure in the sense of wanting to read more to see how Maud misbehaves the next time. As I said, not for everyone, but refreshing in a macabre sort of way.
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