Author: Backman, Fredrik
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 2 May 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 432 pages
201 x 132 x 24 | 296g
The captivating and moving follow-up to the international bestseller Beartown, from the 18 million copy bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' Jojo Moyes on BeartownCan a broken town survive a second tragedy?By the time the last goal is scored, someone in Beartown will be dead . . . Us Against You is the story of two towns, two teams and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. It's about how people come together - sometimes in anger, often in sorrow, but also through love.
And how, when we stand together, we can bring a town back to life.
Praise for Fredrik Backman:'A mature, compassionate novel' Sunday Times'Backman 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'As popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson' The New York Times Book Review