{"product_id":"big-in-sweden-by-sally-franson-9781035420148","title":"Big in Sweden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFull of quick insight and charming detail... packed with one-liners.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003eKatherine Heiny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA flat out delight... I laughed out loud, I ugly cried.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003eMeg Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI would go to Sweden and everything would be different. I'd be surrounded by tens of hundreds of Alexander Skarsgards. They'd put flower crowns in my hair... carry IKEA furniture instead of guns...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e🌼 One Swedish summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e📺 One reality TV show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e✨ One chance to find out who she really is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaulie Johansson is lost: on the brink of midlife, all she's got to show for herself is a dead-end job and some serious family baggage. Maybe that's why, drunk and sure it's a fool's errand, she agrees to audition for \u003ci\u003eSverige och Mig\u003c\/i\u003e, a Swedish reality show where Americans compete to win an unusual prize— a reunion with long-lost Scandinavian family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo everyone's surprise (and her boyfriend Declan's disapproval), Paulie makes the final cast, dropping everything to jump on a plane to Sweden—armed only with a copy of \u003ci\u003ePippi Longstocking\u003c\/i\u003e and a sense of possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt first, it seems clear she has nothing in common with her fellow American contestants. But amid increasingly absurd challenges and on-camera meltdowns, followed at all times by a distractingly handsome Swedish cameraman, Paulie finds herself rethinking everything she thought she knew about her country, her family, and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes you have to leave it all behind, to find what you've always been looking for...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than just a hilarious fish-out-of-water tale,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig in Sweden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a love story: love for family, friends, country, and—most importantly—oneself. Perfect for fans of Monica Heisey, \u003ci\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is next level! I don't think I've ever laughed this hard in my entire life while reading a book!\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat a great feel-good read... Really, a must-read novel this summer!\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat a great, fun, witty summer read. You don't want to miss this one!\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuper cute book with a main character that will steal your heart\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuch a fun read\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Sally Franson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Imagine Ancestry.com meeting the Great British Bake-Off... with ABBA and karaoke. \u003ci\u003eBig in Sweden\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e funny novel about the families we inherit and the ones we ultimately create for ourselves.' \u003cb\u003eJulie Schu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46710995222764,"sku":"9781035420148","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17722243482556.jpg?v=1754172431","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/big-in-sweden-by-sally-franson-9781035420148","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}