![]() ![]() ![]() In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.īeartown 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. The people of both Hed and Beartown become the winners when they set aside their hate for one another to honor the memory of a brave young man who saved a child during. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.īeing 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. The final installment of the Beartown Series, The Winners: A Novel by Fredrik Backman shows that winning is not always about how many points a team scores during a hockey game. ![]() Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. ![]() And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. "You'll love this engrossing novel." - Peopleįrom the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, Fredrik Backman captivates readers with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream-and the price required to make it come true. ![]()
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