If you feel like escaping everyday life and journeying into a heart-wrenching yet heartwarming novel, consider slipping into the pages of “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry.” This whimsical story, written by Swedish author Fredrik Backman, follows a 7-year-old girl and her other 77-year-old grandmother through a series of adventures and misadventures. Originally published in Swedish in 2013, the novel was translated into English by Henning Koch in 2015.