Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and Anxious People, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk.
PRAISE FOR BEARTOWN "Compelling characters and a wrenching story,
beautifully told."-- "The New York Times Book Review"
"[A] slow burn of a novel about a community that pours all its
hopes into a youth hockey team. Think Friday Night Lights for
Swedes."-- "O, The Oprah Magazine"
"Backman is a masterful writer, his characters familiar yet
distinct, flawed yet heroic. . . There are scenes that bring tears,
scenes of gut-wrenching despair, and moments of sly humor. . .Like
Friday Night Lights, this is about more than youth sports; it's
part coming-of-age novel, part study of moral failure, and finally
a chronicle of groupthink in which an unlikely hero steps forward
to save more than one person from self-destruction. A thoroughly
empathetic examination of the fragile human spirit, Backman's
latest will resonate a long time."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
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