 Loading... | One hundred years of Lenni and Margot : a novel Author: Cronin, Marianne | |
| Price: $15.57 | ||
Summary:
Life is short. No one knows that better than seventeen year-old Lenni Petterssen. On the Terminal Ward, the nurses are offering their condolences already, but Lenni still has plenty of living to do. When she meets 83-year-old Margot Macrae, a fellow patient offering new friendship and enviable artistic skills, Lenni's life begins to soar in ways she'd never imagined. As their bond deepens, a world of stories opens up.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/21)
School Library Journal (00/12/21)
Booklist (11/15/21)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 12/01/2021 Seventeen-year-old Lenni lives in the section of the Glasgow hospital for those who are terminally ill. She is alone because her mother returned to Sweden and Lenni told her father to follow a new girlfriend to Poland since his visits depressed her. She creates her own family with new friends. Father Arthur, the hospital chaplain, accepts her wit and disbelief when they speak. Lenni does not enjoy the company of other teens and joins an art session for those over 80, where she and 83-year-old Margot become close. The structure of the novel is clever as Lenni and Margot paint the story of their combined 100 years. The bittersweet story relates Margot's tragedies and romances while Lenni provides humorous dialogue. Teens will love the tearjerker ending. VERDICT Purchase for all collections serving teens.—Karlan Sick, formerly at New York P.L. - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
