{"product_id":"anxious-people-fredrik-backman","title":"Anxious People - Fredrik Backman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage. There's a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them--the bank robber included--desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProving once again that Backman is \"a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnxious People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"captures the messy essence of being human....It's clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). This \"endlessly entertaining mood-booster\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save us--even in the most anxious of times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gilded Page Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42523884781639,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/6917\/4343\/files\/9781501160851_p0_v5_s600x595.jpg?v=1771121711","url":"https:\/\/gildedpagebookshop.com\/products\/anxious-people-fredrik-backman","provider":"The Gilded Page Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}