Anxious People: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 1501160842
- ISBN-13
- 9781501160844
- Series
- Anxious People
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-07-06
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Fredrik Backman
Description
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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- 2021-07
- 416 pages
- Paperback
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