https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/fennville/rss/search?query=Backman%2C%20Fredrik&searchType=author&origin=core-catalog-explore&view=groupedRSS for NodeSun, 15 Mar 2026 05:18:21 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5355094https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5355094Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5355094147BKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982112820/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2844158https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2844158Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2844158147BKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501160769/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2659688https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2659688Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2659688147BKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781476738024/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=Now a major motion picture A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks!

#1 New York Times bestseller—more than 3 million copies sold!
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him "the bitter neighbor from hell." But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.

Fredrik Backman's beloved first novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. "If there was an award for 'Most Charming Book of the Year,' this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down" (Booklist, starred review).]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C1803104https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C1803104Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1803104980EBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781476738031/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C4755564https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C4755564Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4755564147BKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982112790/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C3957872https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C3957872Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3957872147BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501160837/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a "quirky, big-hearted novel....Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it's a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure" (People).
Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage. There's a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world.

Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.

Proving once again that Backman is "a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives" (USA TODAY), Anxious People "captures the messy essence of being human....It's clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry" (The Washington Post). This "endlessly entertaining mood-booster" (Real Simple) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save us—even in the most anxious of times.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5152790https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5152790Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5152790980EBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501160851/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2918588https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2918588Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2918588147BKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501160790/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2781739https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C2781739Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2781739147BKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501142536/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C3284820https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C3284820Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3284820147BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501196867/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C3069554https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C3069554Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3069554147BKspahttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781949061314/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Best Fiction Narrator
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Fallon Book Club Pick
WINNER OF THE 2025 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST FICTION
A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads

USA TODAY • Marie Claire • BookPage • Literary Lifestyle • Book Riot • Sunset Magazine • Totally Booked with Zibby Owens

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People 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.
Most people don't even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing 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 eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she'll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11216767https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11216767Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11216767980EAUDIOBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668131602/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Fallon Book Club Pick
WINNER OF THE 2025 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST FICTION
A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads

USA TODAY • Marie Claire • BookPage • Literary Lifestyle • Book Riot • Sunset Magazine • Totally Booked with Zibby Owens

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People 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.
Most people don't even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing 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 eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she'll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11060508https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11060508Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11060508980EBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982112844/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=Return to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown with this "engrossing page-turner" (Woman's World) about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove.
Over the course of two weeks, everything in Beartown will change.

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 destruction caused by a ferocious late-summer storm reignites the old rivalry between Beartown and the neighboring town of Hed, a rivalry which has always been fought through their ice hockey teams.

Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a better life, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake.

Maya's parents, meanwhile, are caught up in an investigation of the hockey club's murky finances, and Amat—once the star of the Beartown team—has lost his way after an injury and a failed attempt to get drafted into the NHL. Simmering tensions between the two towns turn into acts of intimidation and then violence. All the while, a fourteen-year-old boy grows increasingly alienated from this hockey-obsessed community and is determined to take revenge on the people he holds responsible for his beloved sister's death. He has a pistol and a plan that will leave Beartown with a loss that is almost more that it can stand.

Discover what it means to forgive with this "hell of a conclusion to an outstanding series" (Booklist, starred review). A poignant and moving read perfect for fans of Friday Night Lights.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C8759440https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C8759440Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/8759440980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982112813/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=Return to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown with this "engrossing page-turner" (Woman's World) about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove.
Over the course of two weeks, everything in Beartown will change.

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 destruction caused by a ferocious late-summer storm reignites the old rivalry between Beartown and the neighboring town of Hed, a rivalry which has always been fought through their ice hockey teams.

Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a better life, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake.

Maya's parents, meanwhile, are caught up in an investigation of the hockey club's murky finances, and Amat—once the star of the Beartown team—has lost his way after an injury and a failed attempt to get drafted into the NHL. Simmering tensions between the two towns turn into acts of intimidation and then violence. All the while, a fourteen-year-old boy grows increasingly alienated from this hockey-obsessed community and is determined to take revenge on the people he holds responsible for his beloved sister's death. He has a pistol and a plan that will leave Beartown with a loss that is almost more that it can stand.

Discover what it means to forgive with this "hell of a conclusion to an outstanding series" (Booklist, starred review). A poignant and moving read perfect for fans of Friday Night Lights.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C8740791https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C8740791Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/8740791980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781797144924/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a "quirky, big-hearted novel....Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it's a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure" (People).
Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage. There's a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world.

Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.

Proving once again that Backman is "a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives" (USA TODAY), Anxious People "captures the messy essence of being human....It's clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry" (The Washington Post). This "endlessly entertaining mood-booster" (Real Simple) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save us—even in the most anxious of times.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5254460https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5254460Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5254460980EAUDIOBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781797105833/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove shares an irresistible and moving collection of heartfelt, humorous essays about fatherhood, providing his newborn son with the perspective and tools he'll need to make his way in the world.
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood.

As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn't shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid-life crises to practical jokes and poop.

In between the sleep-deprived lows and wonderful highs, Backman takes a step back to share the true story of falling in love with a woman who is his complete opposite, and learning to live a life that revolves around the people you care about unconditionally. Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world, Backman relays the big and small lessons in life, including:

-How to find the team you belong to
-Why airports explain everything about religion and war
-The reason starting a band is crucial to cultivating and keeping friendships
-How to beat Monkey Island 3
-Why, sometimes, a dad might hold onto his son's hand just a little too tight

This is an irresistible and insightful collection, perfect for new parents and fans of Backman's "unparalleled understanding of human nature" (Shelf Awareness). As he eloquently reminds us, "You can be whatever you want to be, but that's nowhere near as important as knowing that you can be exactly who you are."]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4335355https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4335355Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4335355980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508258698/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown returns with an unforgettable novel "about people—about strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when trying to show our boys how to be men" (Jojo Moyes).
Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did.
Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too.

A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring town of Hed, take in that fact. As the tension mounts between the two adversaries, a newcomer arrives who gives Beartown hockey a surprising new coach and a chance at a comeback.

Soon a team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you'll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; always dutiful and eager-to-please Bobo; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the town's enmity with Hed grows more and more acute.

As the big game approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt intensifies. By the time the last goal is scored, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after everything, the game they love can ever return to something as simple and innocent as a field of ice, two nets, and two teams. Us against you.

Here is a declaration of love for all the big and small, bright and dark stories that give form and color to our communities. With immense compassion and insight, Fredrik Backman—"the Dickens of our age" (Green Valley News)—reveals how loyalty, friendship, and kindness can carry a town through its most challenging days.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3718447https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3718447Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3718447980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501160813/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown returns with an unforgettable novel "about people—about strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when trying to show our boys how to be men" (Jojo Moyes).
Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did.
Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too.

A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring town of Hed, take in that fact. As the tension mounts between the two adversaries, a newcomer arrives who gives Beartown hockey a surprising new coach and a chance at a comeback.

Soon a team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you'll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; always dutiful and eager-to-please Bobo; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the town's enmity with Hed grows more and more acute.

As the big game approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt intensifies. By the time the last goal is scored, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after everything, the game they love can ever return to something as simple and innocent as a field of ice, two nets, and two teams. Us against you.

Here is a declaration of love for all the big and small, bright and dark stories that give form and color to our communities. With immense compassion and insight, Fredrik Backman—"the Dickens of our age" (Green Valley News)—reveals how loyalty, friendship, and kindness can carry a town through its most challenging days.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3591308https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3591308Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3591308980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508251743/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=Now an HBO Original Series

"You'll love this engrossing novel." —People

Named a Best Book of the Year by LibraryReads, BookBrowse, and Goodreads

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People, a dazzling and profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.
By the lake in Beartown is an old ice rink, and in that ice rink Kevin, Amat, Benji, and the rest of the town's junior ice hockey team are 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.

Under that heavy burden, the match becomes 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.

This is a story about a town and a game, but even more about loyalty, commitment, and the responsibilities of friendship; the people we disappoint even though we love them; and the decisions we make every day that come to define us. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3225083https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3225083Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3225083980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508230984/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=Now an HBO Original Series

"You'll love this engrossing novel." —People

Named a Best Book of the Year by LibraryReads, BookBrowse, and Goodreads

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People, a dazzling and profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.
By the lake in Beartown is an old ice rink, and in that ice rink Kevin, Amat, Benji, and the rest of the town's junior ice hockey team are 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.

Under that heavy burden, the match becomes 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.

This is a story about a town and a game, but even more about loyalty, commitment, and the responsibilities of friendship; the people we disappoint even though we love them; and the decisions we make every day that come to define us. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2914199https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2914199Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2914199980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501160783/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=A little book with a big heart—from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People.
"I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know." —Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, and Anxious People comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family's efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.

With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you'll treasure for a lifetime.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2875650https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2875650Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2875650980EAUDIOBOOKA Novellaenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508230724/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=The New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, and Anxious People captivates readers with this "warm and satisfying" (People) story "about a woman rediscovering herself after a personal crisis...fans of Backman will find another winner in these pages" (Publishers Weekly).
Britt-Marie can't stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She is not one to judge others—no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.

But hidden inside the socially awkward, fussy busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams, and a warmer heart that anyone around her realizes.

When Britt-Marie walks out on her cheating husband and has to fend for herself in the miserable backwater town of Borg—of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it—she finds work as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center. The fastidious Britt-Marie soon finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts. Most alarming of all, she's given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children's soccer team to victory. In this small town of misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?

Funny and moving, sweet and inspiring, Britt-Marie Was Here celebrates the importance of community and connection in a world that can feel isolating.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2484305https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2484305Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2484305980EAUDIOBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508216667/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=A charming, warmhearted novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller A Man Called Ove.
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy—as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land-of-Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.

When Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has wronged, Elsa's greatest adventure begins. Her grandmother's instructions lead her to an apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and old crones but also to the truth about fairy tales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backman's bestselling debut novel, A Man Called Ove. It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2142957https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2142957Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2142957980EBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501115080/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=A charming, warmhearted novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller A Man Called Ove.
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy—as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land-of-Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.

When Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has wronged, Elsa's greatest adventure begins. Her grandmother's instructions lead her to an apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and old crones but also to the truth about fairy tales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backman's bestselling debut novel, A Man Called Ove. It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different.]]>https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2097110https://fennville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2097110Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://fennville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2097110980EAUDIOBOOKA Novelenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781442389557/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=