Bücher von Fredrik Backman

Perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine; Ruth Hogan's The Keeper of Lost Things and Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project, A Man Called Ove is one of the best-loved and most life-affirming novels of the decade. This multi-million-copy phenomenon is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step. 'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' Daily Mail 'Rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it' Spectator Books of the Year At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets. But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so? In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible . . .

The number 1 European bestseller by the author of New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon A Man Called Ove, Britt-Marie was Here is a funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community, and second chances.For as long as anyone can remember, Britt-Marie has been an acquired taste. It's not that she's judgemental, or fussy, or difficult - she just expects things to be done in a certain way. A cutlery drawer should be arranged in the right order, for example (forks, knives, then spoons). We're not animals, are we? But behind the passive-aggressive, socially awkward, absurdly pedantic busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams and a warmer heart than anyone around her realizes.So when Britt-Marie finds herself unemployed, separated from her husband of 20 years, left to fend for herself in the miserable provincial backwater that is Borg - of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it - and somehow tasked with running the local football team, she is a little unprepared. But she will learn that life may have more to offer her that she's ever realised, and love might be found in the most unexpected of places.

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.

Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich can see how much Beartown has changed. Two years have passed since the events no one wants to think about. The destruction caused by a 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. Tensions between the two towns turn into acts of intimidation and then violence. All the while, a fourteen-year-old boy grows increasingly alienated and is determined to take revenge on the people he holds responsible for his 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.

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

The international phenomenon, now in paperback. Quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny, A Man Called Ove is a life-affirming fable for our times.