FROM THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MY FRIENDS. 'I utterly
believed in the residents of Beartown and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' JOJO
MOYES WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STAND TOGETHER? 'It's often said that winners write history
but there are no winners here' This is a small story about big questions. It's a story
about family community life. It starts with a storm - and a death. But how does it end?
Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to
move on but there's something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to
grapple with life's big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what if anything
are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them? As the locals of Beartown struggle to
overcome the past great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time
away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love someone will try to fix their
marriage and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate
someone will fight and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink. So what are the
residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home? Everything. PRAISE FOR THE
BEARTOWN BOOKS: 'This is a stunning read that plunges you into another world. Backman writes
with incredible sensitivity and insight. Every one of the characters is real and multi-faceted
having you breathlessly turning the pages following their fears and hopes fretting for their
futures. This is storytelling at its best: Emotional vivid wise and utterly brilliant' HAZEL
PRIOR 'Surrounded by impenetrable forests Beartown recreates the stifling atmosphere of a
dying community. A mature compassionate novel' SUNDAY TIMES 'Backman can tickle the funny
bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to and is a clever enough storyteller to not
overindulge in either' INDEPENDENT 'As popular Swedish exports go Backman is up there with
ABBA and Stieg Larsson' THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'Backman is a masterful writer' KIRKUS
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