My Top 3 February 2026 Reads February was a slow reading month (only five books finished) because I was concentrating on rereading the books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize ahead of the meeting with my fellow judges next week. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony on Thursday 12th March at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery. You can find my three favourite February reads below with links to my full review or the book description on Goodreads.

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Book Review – When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén, translated by Alice Menzies About the Book Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son. Fortunately, he still has his rich memories, phone calls with his best friend, and his beloved dog Sixten for company. Only now his son is insisting the dog must be taken away.

My review of the intimate, moving & thought-provoking When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén, translated by Alice Menzies #books #bookreviews #WhenTheCranesFlySouth #booksky

1) When the Cranes Fly South. I really enjoyed this - beautiful story about growing old. I highly recommend this one! #whenthecranesflysouth

Overjoyed to see that my favourite read of 2025, #WhenTheCranesFlySouth from Liza Ridzen & @penguinukbooks.bsky.social is now out in paperback & is @waterstones.bsky.social book of the month. You can read my review of this wonderful book on my blog.

Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/yvrzxnby

When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén A Novel

This book is an emotional tour de force about the complex and rewarding relationships a person encounters in a lifetime--both human and animal.

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📚 Two For Tuesday 📚

As it's International Translation Day I thought I'd share two recent reads that have been translated into English.

#WellPrescribeYouACat by Syou Ishida
#WhenTheCranesFlySouth by Lisa Ridzen

You'll definitely need tissues for the second one 😭

ALC Review: When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen Title: When the Cranes Fly South Author: Lisa Ridzen Publisher: Random House Audio Published: August 19, 2025 Narrator: Ifan Huw Dafydd Pages/Time: 7 hours and 25 minutes Format: ALC via PRH Audio! Goodreads Blurb: "BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER (Sweden) A profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man’s struggle to maintain autonomy over his own an emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, and atonement that is already an international sensation.

Thank you- @PRHAudio for the ALC!

When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen was beautiful. I was in a puddle of tears at the end. I highly recommend this one!!

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When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén #whenthecranesflysouth, #lisaridzen, #bookreview, #vintaege

Highly Recommend this moving, heartbreaking, beautiful and moving book.📖📕❤️

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What a beautiful tale - #WhenTheCranesFlySouth by Lisa Ridzén. Lovely characters & storytelling 💙📚💙

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How lucky am I? @kirstydunseath.bsky.social was kind enough to send me both #WhentheCranesFlySouth and #Wreck, both of which I want to read immediately. Huge thanks! @doubledayuk.bsky.social

When The Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen Since his wife was moved into a care home, elderly Bo has lived alone in his house on the outskirts of a village in Sweden, his only compa...

Happy publication day to Lisa Ridzen and @doubledayuk.bsky.social for #WhenTheCranesFlySouth

5⭐️'s really doesn't do this beautiful and tender story justice. Filled with emotion, you'll need a tissue or two.

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Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/289u6e2z

When The Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen Since his wife was moved into a care home, elderly Bo has lived alone in his house on the outskirts of a village in Sweden, his only compa...

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#WhenTheCranesFlySouth from Lisa Ridzen and @doubledayuk.bsky.social is a beautiful and tender story, filled with emotion, as an old man reflects on life. You'll need plenty of tissues handy.

Published 15/5/25

Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/289u6e2z

#BookPost Heard such good things about this one, so a big thank you to @doubledayuk.bsky.social ❤️ for #WhenTheCranesFlySouth #LisaRidzen

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March 2025 Reads March was a bumper month for me in terms of reading. Not only did I get through twelve books and four audiobooks I also attended my first ...

March was a bumper month for reading. It's going to take a lot to beat two outstanding books this month

#TheDeathOfUs from Abigail Dean & @harpercollins.bsky.social
#WhenTheCranesFlySouth from Lisa Ridzen & @doubledayuk.bsky.social

Reading For Leisure March round-up: tinyurl.com/593mx68v

#WhenTheCranesFlySouth by Lisa Ridzen and @doubledayuk.bsky.social was an emotional read, I was reading through tears by the end.
Hopefully #DeadWater, book 3 in the Rees and Khan series, from @simontoyne.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social will be slightly less emotional

Twisty enough to keep me guessing, #TheManMadeOfSmoke from @alexnorth.co.uk and @michaeljbooks.bsky.social wasn’t as scary as I anticipated, thankfully.
I have the tissues ready for my next read, #WhenTheCranesFlySouth from Lisa Ridzen and @doubledayuk.bsky.social

When The Cranes Fly South by Liza Ridzén @izzieghaffari @TransworldBooks @DoubledayUK @IndiesAbout @hanwints #WhenTheCranesFlySouth #LizaRidzen #BookReview #FavBookOfTheYear #HighlyRecommend Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. I have my review of the fantastic When The Cranes Fly South by Liza Ridzén on my blog today. I absolutely adored this book and have been shouting about it e…

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When The Cranes Fly South by Liza Ridzén @izzieghaffari @TransworldBooks @DoubledayUK @IndiesAbout @hanwints #WhenTheCranesFlySouth #LizaRidzen #BookReview #FavBookOfTheYear #HighlyRecommend Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. I have my review of the fantastic When The Cranes Fly South by Liza Ridzén on my blog today. I absolutely adored this book and have been shouting about it e…

Good morning everyone I have my review of the fantastic When The Cranes Fly South by Liza Ridzén on my blog today.

Out 15th of May & highly recommended by me!

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When The Cranes Fly South by Liza Ridzén @izzieghaffari @TransworldBooks @DoubledayUK @IndiesAbout @hanwints #WhenTheCranesFlySouth #LizaRidzen #BookReview #FavBookOfTheYear #HighlyRecommend Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. I have my review of the fantastic When The Cranes Fly South by Liza Ridzén on my blog today. I absolutely adored this book and have been shouting about it e…

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