Italian Shoes

The bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander series delivers a “short, beautiful, and ultimately life-affirming novel” about the path to self-acceptance ( Booklist ).   From the prize-winning “master of atmosphere” comes the surprising and affecting story of a man well past middle age who suddenly finds himself on the threshold of renewal ( The Boston Globe ).   Living on a tiny island that is surrounded by ice during the long winter months, Fredrik Welin is so lost to the world that h