A Man Called Ove By Fredrik Backman

Published: 07/05/2015

Genres: Fiction - Book Club - Contemporary - Audiobook - Humor - Literary Fiction - Adult

Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.

Publisher information

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444775815
Number of pages: 320
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 30 mm
Weight: 227 g
Language: English