{"product_id":"9781405930208","title":"Beartown","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Fredrik Backman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 May 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 128 x 30mm | 342g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MY FRIENDS, ANXIOUS PEOPLE AND A MAN CALLED OVE, FREDRIK BACKMAN**NOW A MAJOR HBO TV SERIES**'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' JOJO MOYES'I couldn't put it down. Heart-rending and engrossing' 5***** Reader ReviewIn a large Swedish forest, Beartown hides a dark secret . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut-off from everywhere else, it experiences the kind of isolation that tears people apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd each year, more and more of the town is swallowed by the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the town is offered a bright new future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it is all put in jeopardy by a single, brutal act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up and forgotten, and those who'll risk the future to see justice done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho will speak up?Could you stand by and stay silent?Or would you risk everything for justice?Which side would you be on?'A mature, compassionate novel' Sunday Times'You'll love this engrossing novel' People'You know a book is good when you don't want it to end' 5***** reader reviewPRAISE FOR ANXIOUS PEOPLE'A brilliant and comforting read' MATT HAIG'Funny, compassionate and wise. An absolute joy' A.J. PEARCE'A surefooted insight into the absurdity, beauty and ache of life' GUARDIAN'I laughed, I sobbed, I recommended it to literally everyone I know' BUZZFEED'Captures the messy essence of being human' WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fredrik Backman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483858772293,"sku":"9781405930208","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781405930208.jpg?v=1774432837","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781405930208","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}