The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.

People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.

Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.

Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.

Sending to spoiledrotten directly from BetterWorldBooks as part of the wishlist tag game. You have to read this. Happy reading!

Thanks for the tag! I really enjoy this author!

Mscar has described the book very nicely. I usually love this author’s books, but this had too much ice hockey detail in it for me. It took me to page 130 before I found the story engaging after that it was riveting.
It is on reserve for glad1 for the wishlist tag game.

Sending to glade1 for the wishlist tag game.

Received yesterday. Thanks a bunch, spoiledrotten. I love what I have read of Fredrik Backman and look forward to reading this one!