A young girl is sent away from home to stay with her grandmother while her mother recovers from a depression. In the village of her grandmother she decides to start looking for her grandfather - her grandmother was never married, raised her child on her own and nobody seems to know for certain who the father is.

An enjoyable read with nice characters - I especially loved the grandmother, a strong independent woman who can be rude and difficult, but is also a very loving person. The villagers are quite an interesting bunch, each with his/her own history and problems, and it's nice getting to know them.
I did find the plot a bit too easy though. Once Ellie starts looking for her grandfather pretty much everything goes her way - she finds his address the moment she arrives in the village, then meets a man who just happens to be from the same city and who finds her grandfather straight away. There is no real problems she needs to overcome, which makes the novel a bit simple.
Not a bad read, but definitely not a novel I'd like to keep or reread in the future. ( )

Ellie's mother becomes ill, so she's sent to live with her bohemian grandmother, even though she has never met her before.

She gets to know people in the village, and learns a lot about life.

Pleasant and interesting, although not particularly exciting. ( )