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Anxious People

By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller

The funny, touching and unpredictable novel from the 15 million copy internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove.

In a small town in Sweden it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you'll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank...

Two hours later, chaos has descended. A bungled attempted robbery has developed into a hostage situation - and the offender is refusing to communicate their demands to the police.

Within the building, fear quickly turns to irritation for the seven strangers trapped inside. If this is to be their last day on earth, shouldn't it be a bit more dramatic?

But as the minutes tick by, they begin to suspect that the criminal mastermind holding them hostage might be more in need of rescuing than they are...

©2020 Fredrik Backman (P)2020 Penguin Audio Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Fiction Crime Feel-Good Heartfelt Witty Funny Banking

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Critic reviews

A brilliant and comforting read (Matt Haig)
Funny, compassionate and wise . . . an absolute joy (AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird)
I loved this book. Funny, sad, clever, insightful, surprising and hopeful. Brilliant in every way (Sarah Morgan, bestselling author of One Summer in Paris)
All stars
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I have loved ever Fredrik Backman book I have read, but this one is just beautiful, I have tears in my eyes as I am writing this.

Best thing I have listened to

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the story took a view twists and turns and some very deep views of society. loved this

profound and funny

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beautifully written- strange to hear with an American accent but otherwise the reading was good.

lovely listen

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A beautiful book I didn't know I needed to hear. 4-little-words. Plant your tree today.

alternate title 'gettig through today'

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loved it. reminded me of "and then there were none" by Agatha Christie. the connections between the characters are amazing.

catchy book

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