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Björnstad / Fredrik Backman.
Van Pelt Library PT9877.12.A32 B56 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Backman, Fredrik, 1981- author.
- Language:
- Swedish
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 472 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Stockholm] : Piratförlaget, [2016]
- Summary:
- People say Björnstad is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Björnstad believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Björnstad, leaving no resident unaffected.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Department of Germanic Languages Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789164204967
- 9164204960
- OCLC:
- 993030950
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