The Deal of a Lifetime and Other Stories

<b>In this short story enhanced with beautiful illustrations, the bestselling author of <i>A Man Called Ove</i> and <i>Beartown</i> delivers an insightful and poignant tale about finding out what is truly important in life.</b><br><br>A father and a son are seeing each other for the first time in years. The father has a story to share before it’s too late. He tells his son about a courageous little girl lying in a hospital bed a few miles away. She’s a smart kid—smart enough to know that she won’t beat cancer by drawing with crayons all day, but it seems to make the adults happy, so she keeps doing it.<br> <br>As he talks about this plucky little girl, the father also reveals more about himself: his triumphs in business, his failures as a parent, his past regrets, his hopes for the future.<br> <br>Now, on a cold winter’s night, the father has been given an unexpected chance to do something remarkable that could change the destiny of a little girl he hardly knows. But before he can make the deal of a lifetime, he must find out what his own life has actually been worth, and only his son can reveal that answer.<br> <br>With humor and compassion, Fredrik Backman’s <i>The Deal of a Lifetime</i> reminds us that life is a fleeting gift, and our legacy rests in how we share that gift with others.