My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

I'm not sure how "short and sweet" I can be with My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman.  I REALLY enjoyed this book.  I haven't read a touching book in quite some time.  I'm a sap and cry way too easily.  This book had a good balance of sappy to funny so that I barely shed a tear but my heart strings were tugged quite often.  Elsa's grandmother dies of cancer and leaves a trail of apology letters for Elsa to deliver.  Elsa is only 7, but very bright and takes on the challenge with gusto.  She loves her grandmother immensely.  They shared a fairy tale world that she thought was only theirs and theirs alone.  She discovers that she is mistaken.  She learns where all of those fairy tales came from that her granny told her.  It really is such a touching book.  I loved the characters.  I loved the way it's written.  It's a novel that might make you think about what you might wish you would have done differently at death's door... to whom you might apologize in the end.  However, it doesn't do it in a bad way, if that makes sense.  It doesn't focus on the apology letters really, so the concept is not in your face.  It's very subtle.  The reader gets so focused on Elsa that some may even miss it.  Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good, touching story.  I give it 5 out of 5 stars.