Anxious People: A NovelSimon and Schuster, 8. sep. 2020 - 352 síður 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. |
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... stop feeling that way. “You asked me what my real estate agency is called!” the Realtor insists, drumming her fingers on the tabletop in a way that makes the policeman feel like throwing objects with sharp corners at her. “No I didn't ...
... stop feeling that way. “You asked me what my real estate agency is called!” the Realtor insists, drumming her fingers on the tabletop in a way that makes the policeman feel like throwing objects with sharp corners at her. “No I didn't ...
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... stop herself adding “from the HOUSE TRICKS Real Estate Agency! HOW'S TRICKS?” seeing as the policeman already looks like he wishes the ammunition in his pistol weren't so easy to trace. “Can you describe it?” The real estate agent ...
... stop herself adding “from the HOUSE TRICKS Real Estate Agency! HOW'S TRICKS?” seeing as the policeman already looks like he wishes the ammunition in his pistol weren't so easy to trace. “Can you describe it?” The real estate agent ...
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... stop the man from jumping. You don't even know him, but it's an innate instinct, the idea that we can't just let strangers kill themselves. So you would have tried to talk to him, gain his trust, persuade him not to do it. Because you ...
... stop the man from jumping. You don't even know him, but it's an innate instinct, the idea that we can't just let strangers kill themselves. So you would have tried to talk to him, gain his trust, persuade him not to do it. Because you ...
Síða 18
... stops grinning. She sits down clumsily, and looks first at one of the officers, then the other. “Sorry. This is the first time I've been interviewed by the police. You're not ... you know ... you're not going to do that good cop, bad ...
... stops grinning. She sits down clumsily, and looks first at one of the officers, then the other. “Sorry. This is the first time I've been interviewed by the police. You're not ... you know ... you're not going to do that good cop, bad ...
Síða 19
... Stop interfering!” the younger man hisses. This makes the older officer throw his arms up and mutter: “Okay, okay, sorry I'm here.” “It wasn't real! The pistol! It was a toy!” the real estate agent says quickly. The older officer looks ...
... Stop interfering!” the younger man hisses. This makes the older officer throw his arms up and mutter: “Okay, okay, sorry I'm here.” “It wasn't real! The pistol! It was a toy!” the real estate agent says quickly. The older officer looks ...
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