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Beartown: A Novel

by Fredrik Backman
Beartown: A Novel

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ISBN13: 9781501160776
ISBN10: 150116077X
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The residents of Beartown have one last chance to revitalize their town’s economy: their amazing junior hockey team. Will they win and save the town? Will conflict pull the team apart, or will an unlikely hero emerge? Once again, Backman gives us a gripping tale with characters we love to root for. Recommended By Mary Jo S., Powells.com

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New York Times bestseller • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns 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.

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“[It's] Backman’s rich characters that steal the show, and his deft handling of tragedy and its effects on an insular town. While the story is dark at times, love, sacrifice, and the bonds of friendship and family shine through ultimately offering hope and even redemption.” Publishers Weekly

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“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....A thoroughly empathetic examination of the fragile human spirit.” Kirkus Reviews

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“You’ll love this engrossing novel.” People

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Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove (soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks), My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, as well as two novellas, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer and The Deal of a Lifetime. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.

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Beartown is a hockeycrazed town where life revolves round the Junior team. Everyone is a player, a GM, a coach, a family member or a fan. Hockey is all-compassing. One season the team goes all the way and reaches the final. Will this be the year they become champions? Alas, the book is a coming of age story where one of the team members, the star no less, may be accused of a crime and miss the game. Every character is well-sketched and the incidents are heart rending. Regardless, of whether you are a hockey player, a parent, a fan or just enjoy a good book this one's for you.

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Publication date:
02/06/2018
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Pages:
432
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1.30IN
Width:
5.30IN
Author:
Fredrik Backman

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