Inhalt: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" (TheWashington 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. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-79710-583-3
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. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-5011-6078-3
Inhalt: Wer glaubt noch an Björnstadt? Es liegt viel zu weit hinter den dunklen Wäldern im Norden. Doch die Menschen hier halten zusammen. Und sie teilen eine Leidenschaft, die sie wieder mit Stolz erfüllen könnte. Die den Rest der Welt an Björnstadt erinnern könnte. Vielleicht sogar Arbeitsplätze bringen, eine Zukunft. Deshalb liegen alle Träume und Hoffnungen nun auf den Schultern ein paar junger Björnstädter. Noch ahnt keiner in der Stadt, dass sich ihre Gemeinschaft über Nacht für immer verändern wird. Systematik: SL Umfang: 480 Min. + 6 CDs Standort: Hörbuch / Stadtbibliothek ISBN: 978-3-8398-1590-8
Inhalt: An der Seite ihrer Oma erlebt die siebenjährige Elsa die aufregendsten Abenteuer ? jeden Abend, wenn sie beide zusammen das Land-Fast-Noch-Wach mit seinen sechs Königreichen betreten. Die wirkliche Welt ist leider nicht ganz so lustig. Zum einen, weil die für ihr Alter sehr aufgeweckte und ein bisschen altkluge Elsa so oft bei ihren Mitmenschen aneckt. Zum anderen, weil sich auf einmal fast alles verändert und Elsa gar nichts mehr versteht. Zum Glück hat Oma vorgesorgt: Mithilfe einer geheimnisvollen Nachricht schickt sie Elsa auch jenseits der Märchenwelt auf die größte Suche ihres Lebens. Und macht ihr damit ein unglaubliches Geschenk ... Schlagworte: FB Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch Umfang: 640 S. ISBN: 978-3-641-29948-4
Inhalt: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). Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-982112-81-3
Inhalt: Noah hatte schon immer eine besondere Beziehung zu seinem Opa. Er liebt ihn innig, hat viel von ihm gelernt, viel Zeit mit ihm verbracht. Auch heute sitzen sie nebeneinander auf einer Bank. Doch die steht an einem seltsamen Ort, umgeben von all den Dingen, mit denen Noah groß geworden ist ? seinem Stofftierdrachen, Opas Schreibtisch, Omas Hyazinthen. Dort bekommen sie Besuch von den Menschen, die einen ganz besonderen Platz in Opas und Noahs Herzen haben. Zusammen reden sie. Sie lachen. Sie schweigen. Und jeden Tag verschwindet ein Stück ihrer gemeinsamen Welt im Vergessen. Nur die Liebe wird größer ... Schlagworte: FB Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch Umfang: 80 S. ISBN: 978-3-641-29949-1
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