The Winners
eBook - ePub

The Winners

From the instant international bestselling author of My Friends

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Winners

From the instant international bestselling author of My Friends

About this book

FROM THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MY FRIENDS.

'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' JOJO MOYES

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STAND TOGETHER? 

‘It’s often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here’

This is a small story about big questions.
It's a story about family, community, life. 
It starts with a storm - and a death. 
But how does it end?  

Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them?

As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink.

So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home?

Everything.

PRAISE FOR THE BEARTOWN BOOKS:

'This is a stunning read that plunges you into another world. Backman writes with incredible sensitivity and insight. Every one of the characters is real and multi-faceted, having you breathlessly turning the pages, following their fears and hopes, fretting for their futures. This is storytelling at its best: Emotional, vivid, wise and utterly brilliant' HAZEL PRIOR

'Surrounded by impenetrable forests, Beartown recreates the stifling atmosphere of a dying community. A mature, compassionate novel' SUNDAY TIMES

'Backman can tickle the funny bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough storyteller to not overindulge in either' INDEPENDENT

'As popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson' THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

'Backman is a masterful writer' KIRKUS REVIEW

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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781398516380
eBook ISBN
9781398516366
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Chapter 1: Stories
  5. Chapter 2: Storms
  6. Chapter 3: Firemen
  7. Chapter 4: Savages
  8. Chapter 5: Midwives
  9. Chapter 6: Superheroes
  10. Chapter 7: Children
  11. Chapter 8: Hunters
  12. Chapter 9: Mothers
  13. Chapter 10: Migrating Birds
  14. Chapter 11: Flagpoles
  15. Chapter 12: Roofs
  16. Chapter 13: Kings
  17. Chapter 14: Chocolate balls
  18. Chapter 15: Weapons
  19. Chapter 16: Violence
  20. Chapter 17: Dead
  21. Chapter 18: Darkness
  22. Chapter 19: Screams
  23. Chapter 20: Cats
  24. Chapter 21: Names
  25. Chapter 22: Losses
  26. Chapter 23: Sisters
  27. Chapter 24: Dreams
  28. Chapter 25: Clichés
  29. Chapter 26: Rumors
  30. Chapter 27: Dads
  31. Chapter 28: Men of God
  32. Chapter 29: Hockey Guys
  33. Chapter 30: Butterflies
  34. Chapter 31: Dishwashers
  35. Chapter 32: Hatred
  36. Chapter 33: Returning Home
  37. Chapter 34: Competitive People
  38. Chapter 35: Hiding Places
  39. Chapter 36: Muscles
  40. Chapter 37: Mules
  41. Chapter 38: Radicalizations
  42. Chapter 39: Shot Holes
  43. Chapter 40: Threats
  44. Chapter 41: Trouble
  45. Chapter 42: Goalkeepers
  46. Chapter 43: Brothers
  47. Chapter 44: Wolves
  48. Chapter 45: Hornets’ Nests
  49. Chapter 46: Servants
  50. Chapter 47: Warriors
  51. Chapter 48: Thieves
  52. Chapter 49: Secret Smokers
  53. Chapter 50: Families
  54. Chapter 51: Truths
  55. Chapter 52: Moments
  56. Chapter 53: Pictures
  57. Chapter 54: Lies
  58. Chapter 55: Howls
  59. Chapter 56: Teammates
  60. Chapter 57: Different Hells
  61. Chapter 58: Shots
  62. Chapter 59: Youth
  63. Chapter 60: Talent
  64. Chapter 61: Smoke
  65. Chapter 62: Idiots
  66. Chapter 63: Abattoirs
  67. Chapter 64: Knocks
  68. Chapter 65: Big City Types
  69. Chapter 66: Disappointments
  70. Chapter 67: Love Stories
  71. Chapter 68: Enemies
  72. Chapter 69: Leaders
  73. Chapter 70: Players
  74. Chapter 71: Murderers
  75. Chapter 72: Campers
  76. Chapter 73: Scratches
  77. Chapter 74: Chances
  78. Chapter 75: Jam Sandwiches
  79. Chapter 76: Detours
  80. Chapter 77: Backs
  81. Chapter 78: Team dogs
  82. Chapter 79: Tears
  83. Chapter 80: Banging
  84. Chapter 81: Warnings
  85. Chapter 82: Skates
  86. Chapter 83: Provocations
  87. Chapter 84: Lawyers
  88. Chapter 85: Hearts
  89. Chapter 86: Blood
  90. Chapter 87: Profits
  91. Chapter 88: Hooligans
  92. Chapter 89: Truths
  93. Chapter 90: Inheritance
  94. Chapter 91: Traces
  95. Chapter 92: Islands
  96. Chapter 93: Scapegoats
  97. Chapter 94: Women
  98. Chapter 95: Songs
  99. Chapter 96: Torches
  100. Chapter 97: Perpetrators
  101. Chapter 98: Stones
  102. Chapter 99: Victims
  103. Chapter 100: Juice Glasses
  104. Chapter 101: Graves
  105. Chapter 102: Best Friends
  106. Chapter 103: Questions
  107. Chapter 104: Regrets
  108. Chapter 105: Trees
  109. Acknowledgments
  110. About the Author
  111. Copyright

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