{"product_id":"anxious-people-book-fredrik-backman-9781501160844","title":"Anxious People","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn instant #1\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ebestseller, the new novel from the author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a \"quirky, big-hearted\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003enovel...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it's a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage. There's a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them--the bank robber included--desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Proving once again that Backman is \"a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eAnxious People\u003c\/i\u003e \"captures the messy essence of being human....It's clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). This \"endlessly entertaining mood-booster\" (\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save us--even in the most anxious of times.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49512175075601,"sku":"CIN1501160842VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49518669332753,"sku":"CIN1501160842G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49570934096145,"sku":"GOR012576811","price":41.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49757791813905,"sku":"CIN1501160842A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50479991816465,"sku":"GOR013043413","price":33.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50988141347089,"sku":"NIN9781501160844","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51497140289809,"sku":"GOR012306154","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":51899665744145,"sku":"CIN1501160842LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501160842.jpg?v=1750924807","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/anxious-people-book-fredrik-backman-9781501160844","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}