A stunning, sweeping, extraordinary story of connection, love, and the unbreakable bonds that guide and shape us. Full of humour and heart, My Friends is simply wonderful’ Chris Whitaker
The beautiful new novel that will make you laugh and cry, from the global bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove. Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later...
* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * ONE OF GOODREADS READERS' MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2025 * * A BARNES AND NOBLE NATIONAL BOOK CLUB PICK *
You have to take life for granted, the artist thinks, the whole thing: sunrises and slow Sunday mornings and water balloons and another person’s breath against your neck. That’s the only courageous thing a person can do.
In the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world three tiny figures sit at the end of a pier. Most people don’t even notice them. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise.
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Fredrik Backman (1981) es uno de los narradores contemporáneos más queridos del panorama internacional. Antes de convertirse en novelista trabajó como columnista y bloguero, y alcanzó fama mundial con su primera novela, A Man Called Ove. Sus historias han sido traducidas a más de cuarenta idiomas y han vendido 20 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. Vive en Estocolmo con su esposa y sus dos hijos.