{"product_id":"us-against-you","title":"Us Against You","description":"Backman reveals how loyalty and kindness can carry a town through its darkest days, as a \u003cb\u003esnowbound \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecommunity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efights off the \u003cb\u003ecreeping tensions\u003c\/b\u003e both within and outside its wallsFredrik Backman is a \u003cb\u003enumber one bestseller \u003c\/b\u003ein the US, Sweden and Iceland and a \u003cb\u003etop ten bestseller \u003c\/b\u003ein Germany, Denmark, Norway, South Korea and HungaryHe was a fixture in the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003etop ten\u003c\/b\u003e for over a year and debuted at \u003cb\u003enumber 2 in Canada\u003c\/b\u003eFredrik Backman is a \u003cb\u003enumber one bestseller \u003c\/b\u003ein the US, Sweden and Iceland and a \u003cb\u003etop ten bestseller \u003c\/b\u003ein Germany, Denmark, Norway, South Korea and Hungary. He has sold more than\u003cb\u003e 13 million\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e copies\u003c\/b\u003e of his novels worldwideFor fans of human drama with moral dilemma at its heart: Chris Cleave \u003ci\u003eThe Other Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, Christos Tsiolkas \u003ci\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/i\u003e, Herman Koch \u003ci\u003eThe Dinner \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cb\u003e45K TCM\u003c\/b\u003e), Jodi Picoult\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand great Scandi television like \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeartown \u003c\/i\u003eis currently being \u003cb\u003eadapted for TV\u003c\/b\u003e by the team behind \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bridge. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Hanks \u003c\/b\u003ewill star as Ove in the \u003cb\u003eAmerican remake\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove \u003c\/i\u003eand film rights have been sold for \u003ci\u003eThe Deal of a Lifetime.\u003c\/i\u003e The Swedish film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eBritt-Marie Was Here \u003c\/i\u003epremiered in January 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e, was the most sold trade paperback in the US in 2017. On the overall list for fiction - hardcover and paperback - \u003cb\u003ethe novel was the second most sold title of 2017.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book - Jojo Moyes, \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of Me Before You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeartown was \u003cb\u003eNo. 1\u003c\/b\u003e on two of \u003cb\u003eChina\u003c\/b\u003e's major bestseller lists, \u003cb\u003eDangdang\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDouban\u003c\/b\u003e in December 2018Number 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller FREDRIK BACKMAN made his literary debut in 2012 with the global sensation \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove -\u003c\/i\u003e now in development as a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. Wickedly funny, touching and wise, Fredrik Backman's novels are odysseys of the ordinary man and woman, and stunningly moving tales of everyday courage. Up to now, Fredrik Backman has written six highly acclaimed novels, two heartfelt novellas about life and love, and one non-fiction book about parenthood. His books have sold more than 15 million copies in 46 languages and the Swedish film adaption of \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for two Academy Awards. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBeartown \u003c\/i\u003eand Fredrik Backman \u003c\/b\u003eI utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the bookSurrounded by impenetrable forests, it recreates the stifling atmosphere of a dying community. This is a mature, compassionate novel\u003cp\u003eBackman can tickle the funny bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough storyteller to not overindulge in either\u003c\/p\u003eAs popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson.Friday Night Lights for Swedes\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003ekind of problem play that moves extremely skilfully near the melodramatic without derailing. Its originality is substantial and the book credibly conveys the dual faces of everyday life. An impressive novel, like no other\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUs Against You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA story about families, about friendship and loyalty, inequality, female vulnerability, male back-slapping, and parenthood ... No person's story is too little to be told, Backman includes them all. A novel with a big heartEvident in all [Backman] novels is an apparent ability to state a truth about humanity with breathtaking eleganceThis is a tale of the pitfalls of group mentality as well as the loss of an innocence we all take for granted-and it will grip you from start to finishBackman is the Dickens of our age, and though you'll cry, your heart is safe in his handsBackman is a masterful writer, his characters familiar yet distinct, flawed yet heroic. . . There are scenes that bring tears, scenes of gut-wrenching despair, and moments of sly humor. . .Like \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, this is about more than youth sports; it's part coming-of-age novel, part study of moral failure, and finally a chronicle of groupthink in which an unlikely hero steps forward to save more than one person from self-destruction. A thoroughly empathetic examination of the fragile human spirit, Backman's latest will resonate a long time.A light hearted, deeply moving novel about a grumpy but loveable curmudgeon who finds his solitary worldBackman's ability to tell stories in pictures is one of his strongest merits, not least how he describes relationships . . .  It's rare that one cares about so many characters in a book, and seldom that one comes so close to a whole community. But the leading role in Backman's novels about Beartown is, after all, played by the sports community. It's a love declaration of the highest orderMr. Backman cements his standing as a writer of astonishing depth and proves that he also has very broad range plus the remarkable ability to make you understand the feelings of each of a dozen different characters. . . . The story is fully packed with wise insights into the human experience causing characters and readers to ponder life's great question of who we are, what we hope to be and how we should lead our livesFredrik Backman writes wonderfully about men, with a love and understanding for the ones who would rather solve conflicts with their fists. It's hard not to love itA brilliant sequel . . .  Backman writes about loyalty and love, but also captures the feelings of athletes in a vibrant wayBackman knows how to construct a thrilling plot, and what he writes engages . . . And when he hits his stride among the emotions, the sentimental turns into an asset - like a hockey puck straight to the heartIt's obvious that Fredrik Backman loves sports and no one is as good at evoking feelings as he is. You are thrown between laughter and tears in the space of one sentence to the next. At the same time, this might be his most earnest and serious, if you can understand what I mean, novel to date. It takes an even bigger grip on the world than the previous novel in the series did. Now we can only wait for the next chapter\u003cp\u003eWhat you get in a Fredrik Backman work is wonderful writing and\u003cbr\u003ebrilliant insights into things that truly matter - right vs. wrong, fear vs.\u003cbr\u003ecourage, love vs. hate, the importance and limits of friendship and\u003cbr\u003eloyalty, and more. Fredrik Backman is one of the world's best and most\u003cbr\u003einteresting novelists. He is a giant among the world's great novelists -and this literary giant is still growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his dark but warmhearted way, Backman is a psychologist, and his\u003cbr\u003einsights are on display again in \u003ci\u003eUs Against You\u003c\/i\u003e...he creates an astute\u003cbr\u003eemotional world much bigger than a small Swedish town. It's a novel youcan sink into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf \u003cb\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e's and \u003cb\u003eMaeve Binchy\u003c\/b\u003e's novels had a love\u003cbr\u003echild, the result would be the work of Swedish writer Fredrik Backman \/\u003cbr\u003e...\/ Backman's novels have wide appeal, and for good reason. \u003ci\u003eUs Against\u003cbr\u003eYou \u003c\/i\u003etakes a lyrical look at how a community heals, how families recoverand how individuals grow.\u003c\/p\u003eDeftly explores recovery and rebirth.\u003cp\u003eBackman (\u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e) returns to the hockey-obsessed village of\u003cbr\u003ehis previous novel \u003ci\u003eBeartown \u003c\/i\u003eto chronicle the passion, violence,\u003cbr\u003eresilience, and humanity of the people who live there in this engrossing\u003cbr\u003etale of small-town Swedish life \/...\/ Backman's excellent novel has an\u003cbr\u003eatmosphere of both Scandinavian folktale and Greek tragedy. Darkness\u003cbr\u003eand grit exist alongside tenderness and levity, creating a blunt realismthat brings the setting's small-town atmosphere to vivid life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is even more potential for book group discussion here as\u003cbr\u003eBackman explores violence, political maneuvering, communities,\u003cbr\u003efeminism, sexuality, criminality, the role of sports in society, and whatmakes us all tick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders, take a break from the heat this summer to visit the icy streets\u003cbr\u003eof Beartown. Immerse yourself in \u003ci\u003eUs Against You\u003c\/i\u003e, for once you open this\u003cbr\u003ebook, you won't be able to resist falling into the hockey town out in the\u003cbr\u003ewoods. Live among the residents for a few days. I guarantee that it will\u003cbr\u003ebe tough to say goodbye when you turn the last page. Fredrik Backman\u003cbr\u003ehas a rare talent for reaching inside his readers and coaxing out their\u003cbr\u003edeepest emotions while weaving a riveting tale that stays with you for along time. Don't miss out on this phenomenal novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Backman's astute examination of humanity, \u003ci\u003eUs Against You \u003c\/i\u003ewill elicit snickers and full-blown belly laughs. It will rip out hearts, then\u003cbr\u003ereplace them stronger than before. Most of all, it is sure to prompt\u003cbr\u003ereaders to examine their lives in order to be better people, if only inmicroscopic ways.\u003c\/p\u003eDark and gritty, but peppered with moments of breath-catching hope.The sequel to \u003ci\u003eBeartown \u003c\/i\u003eis finally here, and it does not disappoint.\u003cp\u003eThis is a tale of the pitfalls of group mentality as well as the loss of an\u003cbr\u003einnocence we all take for granted - and it will grip you from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as the cult TV hit \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights \u003c\/i\u003ewasn't just about high-school\u003cbr\u003efootball, this sequel to \u003ci\u003eBeartown \u003c\/i\u003eis about more than small-town hockey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUs Against You \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of hopes, dreams, loyalty, friendship, and - after\u003cbr\u003esomeone is left for dead - the lengths people will go to for the love of the game.\u003c\/p\u003eWe have a rare book for you. [Us Against You] is not only about hockeyand sports. It's about everything that makes a man a man.\u003cp\u003eBackman uses an abundance of thrilling hints about upcoming events,\u003cbr\u003eand it works. You simply have to continue reading. The story is\u003cbr\u003ewonderful, deeply touching and very thought-provoking, and hats off\u003cbr\u003eagain to the author's ability to portray people and trends in society. The\u003cbr\u003enovel plays on your entire register of emotions, and you live and breathe\u003cbr\u003ealongside the many different characters, all of which are precisely and empathetically depicted.\u003c\/p\u003eA beautiful and brutal drama.\u003cp\u003e\"Fredrik Backman is one of Sweden's best authors. He's mastered how\u003cbr\u003eto depict a village and its citizens so that you both love and hate them.\u003cbr\u003e\/...\/ Backman writes with emotion, and it goes straight to your heart. \/...\/\u003cbr\u003eAs always with Backman, there's still hope for humanity, because wherethere is violence and hatred, there is also forgiveness and love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUs Against You \u003c\/i\u003eis an excellent novel that's easy to read and skillfully\u003cbr\u003ehandles great themes. \/...\/ The world created by Backman lives andbreathes and the characters are both human and complex.\u003c\/p\u003eBackman keeps you hooked from the first to the last page. For all\u003ci\u003eBeartown \u003c\/i\u003efans, \u003ci\u003eUs Against You \u003c\/i\u003efeels like coming home.\u003cp\u003eFredrik Backman writes wonderfully about men, with a love and\u003cbr\u003eunderstanding for the ones who would rather solve conflicts with theirfists. It's hard not to love it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackman knows how to construct a thrilling plot, and what he writes\u003cbr\u003eengages. \/...\/ And when he hits his stride among the emotions, the\u003cbr\u003esentimental turns into an asset - like a hockey puck straight to the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe captivating and moving follow-up to the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eBeartown\u003c\/i\u003e, from the 18 million copy bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnxious People \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I utterly believed in the residents of \u003ci\u003eBeartown\u003c\/i\u003e, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book'\u003c\/b\u003e Jojo Moyes on \u003ci\u003eBeartown\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan a broken town survive a second tragedy?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the time the last goal is scored, someone in Beartown will be dead . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUs Against You\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of two towns, two teams and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. It's about how people come together - sometimes in anger, often in sorrow, but also through love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd how, when we stand together, we can bring a town back to life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Fredrik Backman:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A mature, compassionate novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Backman can tickle the funny bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough storyteller to not overindulge in either'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137699090507,"sku":"BK0001605","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/us-against-you-from-the-new-york-times-bestselling-author-of-a-man-called-ove-and-beartown-paperback-backman-fredrik-paperback-backman-fredrik-paperback-fredrik-backman-bk0437433-4052.jpg?v=1770798960","url":"https:\/\/crosswordbooks.ae\/products\/us-against-you","provider":"Crossword Dubai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}