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Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

2021·352 pages

Literary Fiction Mystery

bittersweet ending ensemble cast family dynamics grief and loss heartwarming hidden past

Former NYT Bestseller

Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.

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Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

Former NYT Bestseller

Year

2021

Pages

352

Literary Fiction Mystery

Tags

bittersweet ending ensemble cast family dynamics grief and loss heartwarming hidden past humorous locked room mental health morality and ethics poignant secrets and deception

Description

Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.

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