{"product_id":"beartown-9781405930208","title":"Beartown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eANXIOUS PEOPLE \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eA MAN CALLED OVE, \u003c\/i\u003eF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eREDRIK BACKMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**NOW A MAJOR HBO TV SERIES**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I utterly believed in the residents of \u003ci\u003eBeartown \u003c\/i\u003eand felt ripped apart by the events in the book'' \u003c\/b\u003eJOJO MOYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I couldn''t put it down. Heart-rending and engrossing'' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a large Swedish forest, Beartown hides a dark secret . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCut-off from everywhere else, it experiences the kind of isolation that tears people apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd each year, more and more of the town is swallowed by the forest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen the town is offered a bright new future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it is all put in jeopardy by a single, brutal act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up and forgotten, and those who''ll risk the future to see justice done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho will speak up?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCould you stand by and stay silent?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI wasn't sure I would love a novel centred on hockey - but as with \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights \u003c\/i\u003ethis is actually a story about people - about strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when trying to show our boys how to be men. I utterly believed in the residents of \u003ci\u003eBeartown\u003c\/i\u003e, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book -- Jojo Moyes * bestselling author of Me Before You *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurrounded by impenetrable forests, it recreates the stifling atmosphere of a dying community. This is a mature, compassionate novel.\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA story about families, about friendship and loyalty, inequality, female vulnerability, male back-slapping, and parenthood ... No person's story is too little to be told, Backman includes them all. A novel with a big heart * Jönköpings-Posten, Sweden *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003ekind of problem play that moves extremely skilfully near the melodramatic without derailing. Its originality is substantial and the book credibly conveys the dual faces of everyday life. An impressive novel, like no other * BTJ, Sweden *\u003cbr\u003eFriday Night Lights for Swedes -- O Magazine\u003cbr\u003eAs popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson. * The New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eBackman 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 \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003eIt's warm, funny, and ultimately almost unbearably moving * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eDelightful ... the perfect holiday read * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA warm and tender story about love, loss and second chances, peppered with memorable characters, wonderful set pieces and some beautifully black humour. Ove is a joy from start to finish * Gavin Extence, author of The Universe versus Alex Woods *\u003cbr\u003eAn uplifting, life-affirming and often comic tale of how kindness, love and happiness can be found in the most unlikely places * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eBackman 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 *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738973024599,"sku":"9781405930208","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405930208.jpg?v=1720050746","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beartown-9781405930208","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}