Name: Us Against You (in English)
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Author: Fredrik Backman
ISBN: 9781432850913

Type

Physical Book

Author

Fredrik Backman

Publisher

Thorndike Press Large Print

Language

English

Pages

697

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781432850913

Synopsis "Us Against You (in English)"

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beartown and A Man Called Ove, hailed as "a writer of astonishing depth [with] the remarkable ability to make you understand the feelings of each of a dozen different characters" (The Washington Times), a heart-wrenching story of how loyalty, friendship, and love carry a town through its darkest days.After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local hockey team will 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 Hed, take in that fact. Amidst the mounting tension between the two rivals, a surprising newcomer is handpicked to be Beartown's new hockey coach.Soon a new team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you'll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; 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 enmity with Hed grows more and more acute.As the big match approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt grows deeper. By the time the last game is finally played, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after all they've been through, the game they love can ever return to something simple and innocent.

Fredrik Backman

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Es el autor bestseller número uno del New York Times. Hizo su debut literario en 2012 con Un hombre llamado Ove. Perversamente divertidas, conmovedoras y sabias, las novelas de Fredrik Backman son odiseas del hombre y la mujer comunes y corrientes; relatos sorprendentemente conmovedores sobre el coraje cotidiano. Sus libros han vendido más de 18 millones de copias en 46 idiomas y la adaptación cinematográfica sueca de Un hombre llamado Ove, fue nominada a dos premios de la Academia. Vive en Estocolmo, Suecia, con su esposa y sus dos hijos.

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