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When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén - 2025/26 Adults Book Club Survey

Discover the international word-of-mouth bestseller
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize
Winner of the Swedish Book of the Year

Transworld is offering free copies of When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén to book clubs for review.

More about the book

Bo is determined to live his own life in his own way. But his son has other ideas...

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 Ture, and his beloved dog Sixten for company.

Only now his son is insisting the dog must be taken away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotions and makes Bo determined to resist and find his voice.

When the Cranes Fly South is a profoundly moving and life-affirming novel about one man’s desire to preserve his autonomy, the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words.

How to take part

To be in with a chance of winning copies of When the Cranes Fly South for your book club to review please complete this survey by 15 January 2026.

If successful, the books will be delivered to you in January and each of your members will be expected to share a review within six weeks of receiving the books.

Please only apply if you can commit to this. If you do not send feedback in return for the free books you will not be able to apply for other opportunities.
1.Please select your authority
2.Please select your region
3.Please tell us the name of your reading group
4.Please provide a short description of your group to tell us a little about yourselves
5.What type of books do you like to read?
6.How many members are there in your reading group? Please note, the publisher may not be able to provide more than 8 copies of the book(Required.)
7.Why are you interested in reading this book?
8.Would the members of your group be able to review the book on Amazon, Goodreads, Waterstones or the RGfE website within six weeks of copies being delivered?
9.Would the members of your group be willing to share a post about the book on social media?
10.Please enter your email address (this is so we can contact you on whether or not you have been successful)
11.Please provide your full name and address (including postcode). It is really important you input this correctly - if selected, the books will be sent to this address.
Good luck!