Let's Hope for the Best

'I think the world should read it' LISA TADDEO, AUTHOR OF *THREE WOMENA Guardian Book of the YearAfter the unexpected death of her partner, Carolina Setterwall found herself bereft and rudderless at thirty-six, faced with the seemingly impossible task of raising her son alone. In this remarkable Swedish memoir about grief and guilt, memory and intimacy, she explores the nature of bereavement itself - the difficulty of learning to live with the ones we love, and the trials of living without them. 'The most compelling book I've read in years' The Times*'It's impossible not to draw comparisons with Karl Ove Knausgaard. I absolutely loved it' Evening Standard****'Every spare, controlled sentence has the ring of truth. Gripping' Daily Mail**