Beartown From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Friends and Anxious People

<p><b>FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>ANXIOUS PEOPLE </i>AND <i>A MAN CALLED OVE, </i>F</b><b>REDRIK BACKMAN<br></b><br><b>**NOW A MAJOR HBO TV SERIES**<br></b><b><br> 'I utterly believed in the residents of <i>Beartown </i>and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' </b>JOJO MOYES<br><br> <b>'I couldn't put it down. Heart-rending and engrossing' </b>5***** Reader Review<br> _________<br><br> <b>In a large Swedish forest, Beartown hides a dark secret . . .</b><br><br> Cut-off from everywhere else, it experiences the kind of isolation that tears people apart.<br><br> And each year, more and more of the town is swallowed by the forest.<br><br> Then the town is offered a bright new future.<br><br> But it is all put in jeopardy by a single, brutal act.<br><br> It divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up and forgotten, and those who'll risk the future to see justice done.<br><br> <i>Who will speak up?<br><br> Could you stand by and stay silent?<br><br> Or would you risk everything for justice?<br><br> <b>Which side would you be on?</b></i><br> _________<br><br> <b>'A mature, compassionate novel'</b> <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br> <b>'You'll love this engrossing novel'</b> <i>People</i><br><br> <b>'You know a book is good when you don't want it to end' </b>5***** reader review<br><br><b>PRAISE FOR <i>ANXIOUS PEOPLE<br><br></i></b>'A brilliant and comforting read' <b>MATT HAIG<br></b>'Funny, compassionate and wise. An absolute joy' <b>A.J. PEARCE</b><br>'A surefooted insight into the absurdity, beauty and ache of life' <i><b>GUARDIAN</b></i><br>'I laughed, I sobbed, I recommended it to literally everyone I know' <i><b>BUZZFEED</b></i><br>'Captures the messy essence of being human' <i><b>WASHINGTON POST</b></i></p>