Bücher von Fredrik Backman

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: LibraryReads *; BookBrowse *; Goodreads ';You'll love this engrossing novel.' People The bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dreamand the price required to make it come true.People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is 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. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is 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, leaving no resident unaffected. Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.

A must-read for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, BernadetteHeartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, by the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon A Man Called Ove will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother's house. Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them.But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally?Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown?Seven-year-old Elsa does.Some might call Elsa's granny 'eccentric', or even 'crazy'. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny's stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don't always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway.As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they'd like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own . . .

Björnstadt ist eine kleine Stadt mitten im Nichts der skandinavischen Wälder. Das Leben ist rau und einsam, die Menschen einte nur der gemeinsame Kampf gegen »die dort draußen« und ihre Leidenschaft für den Eishockeyclub. Zumindest bis vor zwei Jahren, als die Geschehnisse einer verhängnisvollen Nacht in einer Katastrophe mündeten. Seitdem geht ein tiefer Riss durch die Gemeinschaft. Nun finden sich alle noch einmal zum großen Finale zusammen. Und während über den Wäldern ein gewaltiger Sturm aufzieht, müssen die Menschen sich fragen, was sie zu opfern bereit sind für ihre Stadt und ihre Familien. Denn Björnstadts Zukunft hängt an einem seidenen Faden ...

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 ...

»Ich bitte dich um Entschuldigung. Für alles, was ich in den kommenden achtzehn Jahren tun werde. Für alles, was ich versäumen werde. Alles, was ich nicht verstehe. Alle Zettel, die du mir nicht zeigen willst, weil darauf die Termine für Elternabende stehen ...« Bestsellerautor Fredrik Backman hat eine ebenso hinreißende wie humorvolle Liebeserklärung an seinen kleinen Sohn geschrieben, in der er diesem alles erklärt, was er in den ersten Lebensjahren und darüber hinaus über die Welt wissen muss. Und warum Vatersein das größte Abenteuer von allen ist.

Ein Krankenhaus in einer kalten Winternacht. Hier begegnet ein erfolgreicher, aber einsamer Mann einem mutigen kleinen Mädchen - mutig und klug genug, um zu wissen, dass Buntstifte nicht gegen den Krebs helfen. Das aber trotzdem weitermalt, um die Erwachsenen glücklich zu machen. Dann bekommt der Mann die einzigartige Chance, das Schicksal des Mädchens für immer zu verändern - zu einem hohen Preis. Soll er es wagen? Voller Selbstzweifel macht er sich auf zu seinem schon lange entfremdeten Sohn. Denn zwischen Bedauern angesichts der Vergangenheit und den Hoffnungen für die Zukunft kann nur dieser ihm sagen, ob der Handel seines Lebens einen Sinn hat ... Ausstattung: 18 farbige Abbildungen

The tender and moving novella from the 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, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice_________Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day.As they wait together on the bench, they tell jokes and discuss their shared love of mathematics. Grandpa recalls what it was like to fall in love with his wife, what it was like to lose her. She's as real to him now as the first day he met her, but he dreads the day when he won't remember her.Sometimes Grandpa sits on the bench next to Ted, Noah's father - Ted who never liked maths, prefers writing and playing guitar, and has waited his entire life for his father to have time for him, to accept him. But in their love of Noah, they have found a common bond.Grandpa, Ted and Noah all meet here, in this peculiar space that is growing dimmer and more confusing all the time.And here is where they will learn to say goodbye, the scent of hyacinths in the air, nothing to fear._________ 'Winsome, bittersweet . . . Wise and heartbreaking, Backman's slim novella celebrates the joy of connecting even in the midst of letting go' People Magazine

A little book with a big heart! 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 AliceFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You Shes Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly mans struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his familys 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 youll treasure for a lifetime.