The beautiful new novel that will make you laugh and cry from the global bestselling author of
Anxious People and A Man Called Ove . Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny
deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it
changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later... 'A stunning sweeping
extraordinary story of connection love and the unbreakable bonds that guide and shape us.
Full of humour and heart My Friends is simply wonderful' Chris Whitaker * AN INSTANT SUNDAY
TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * ONE OF GOODREADS READERS' MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF
2025 * * A BARNES AND NOBLE NATIONAL BOOK CLUB PICK * You have to take life for granted
the artist thinks the whole thing: sunrises and slow Sunday mornings and water balloons and
another person's breath against your neck. That's the only courageous thing a person can do.
In the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world three tiny figures sit at the
end of a pier. Most people don't even notice them. Most people think it's just a depiction of
the sea. But Louisa an aspiring artist herself knows otherwise. Twenty-five years earlier
in a distant seaside town a group of teenagers seek refuge from their bruising home lives by
spending long summer days together. They tell jokes they share secrets and they commit small
acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning a
reason to dream a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art a
painting that will unexpectedly be placed into 18-year-old Louisa's care. Determined to learn
how it came to be and to decide what to do with it Louisa embarks on a cross-country journey.
But the closer she gets to the painting's birthplace the more nervous she becomes. In this
stunning testament to the transformative timeless power of friendship and art Louisa is proof
that happy endings don't always take the form we expect. Readers can't get enough of My
Friends . . . (***** five star reviews) 'It was perfect. I have no other words to describe
this masterpiece. Like what the hell was I doing all these years??' 'I haven't read a
friendship story this genuine heartfelt clumsy straightforward smart sentimental shocking
and emotionally resonant in a very long time.' 'Is it too early in the year to pick my
favourite read of 2025? I think not as this will be hard to beat.' 'Backman remains my
absolute favorite.' 'Absolutely brilliant and beautiful ... I loved loved loved this book.'
