Anxious people : a novel /

Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.

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Main Authors: Backman, Fredrik, 1981-
Group Author: Smith, Neil (Neil Andrew)
Published: Atria Books,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2020.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Swedish
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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Summary: Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.
Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people. -- adapted from jacket
Item Description: "Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ångest."--Title page verso.
Carrier Form: 341 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781501160837
1501160834
Index Number: PT9877
CLC: I532.45
Call Number: I532.45/B126-9