A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

*Goodreads Rating 4.4*

Author: Fredrik Backman
Format: Paperback

Product Description:

#1 New York Times bestseller—more than 3 million copies sold!

Perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman'sEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine; Ruth Hogan'sThe Keeper of Lost ThingsandGraeme Simsion'sThe Rosie Project,A Man Called Oveis one of the best-loved and most life-affirming novels of the decade.

This multi-million-copy phenomenon is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step.

'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving'Daily Mail

'Rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it'SpectatorBooks of the Year

A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.

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.