Beartown by Fredrik Backman
"You'll love this engrossing novel." --PeopleFrom the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, Fredrik Backman captivates readers with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream--and the price required to make it come true.
People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.
Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.
Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.
Fredrik Backman is the author of A Man Named Ove, My Grandma Wanted Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and Nervous People, as well as two novellas and a nonfiction work. More than forty nations have published his novels. He and his wife and two children live in Stockholm, Sweden. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @BackmanLand and @Backmansk.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781501160769 |
| ISBN 10 | 1501160761 |
| Title | Beartown |
| Author | Fredrik Backman |
| Series | Beartown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atria Books |
| Year published | 2017-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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