5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Beautifully written book chronicling the lives of three women, beginning in the 19th century Sweden. First the grandmother, then the daughter, then the grandaughter. Each section is in the voice of the woman telling the story, some in first person, some in third. The story itself was touching and emotional.

Tracy S. (
Bernelli) wrote on 11/22/2005...
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a book club choice. I thought it was an interesting look at relationships and struggles of a hard life. Personally, I found it to be a slow moving story.

Laurie Z. (
Piros1) wrote on 10/9/2006...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Enchanting!

Laura B. (
Books) wrote on 9/24/2006...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Wonderful story of several generations of a Scandinavian family. All very different women whose stories really draw you in.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
100 years of Scandinavian history. One thing that always amazes me about books like this is how much can change in the world from the time a grandmother is born til her grandchild is born.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good mother/daughter story that covers a lot of the angst involved.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Started off slow, then got interesting, then slowed down again.

Tish O. (
tish) - NJ wrote on 6/6/2005...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
a difficult read but once you get thru it you will be glad you did.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
It starts a bit slow but if you keep reading it gets better and the closer you get to finishing it, you don't want it to end. Overall it was an okay book, a book I'm glad I read but probably won't read again and again.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I didn't want it to end:( I was touched by their story...
Sweeping through one hundred years of Scandinavian history, this luminous story follows three generations of Swedish women--a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter--whose lives are linked through a century of great love and great loss. Resonating with truth and revelation, this moving novel deftly explores the often difficult but enduring ties between mothers and daughters, the sacrifices, compromises, and rewards in the relationships between men and women, and the patterns of emotion that repeat themselves through generations. If you have ever wanted to connect with the past, or rediscover family, Hanna's Daughters will strike a chord in your heart. . . .