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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman · TGC

BackIn New York Times: Combined Print and E-Book Fiction = 2020-09-27

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Anxious People

Name: Anxious People
Rating: 4.3333335 (1 reviews)

by Fredrik Backman

New York Times: Combined Print and E-Book Fiction = 2020-09-27New York Times bestsellerFictionhumorousSweden

2020 352 pages 4.33·on 1 shelf

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It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage. For Anna-Lena and Roger, busy buying-up apartments to fill the hole in their marriage, it's something else to talk about. For Julia and Ro, panicky parents-to-be, it's yet another worry. Lonely bank manager Zara only came here for the view. While 87-year-old grandmother Estelle seems rather pleased by the company . . . As the police gather outside, the anxious strangers huddled within try to make the best of a very sticky situation - but could it be that they have a whole lot more in common than meets the eye?