Hardback: The No 1 New York Times best-selling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream - and the price required to make it come true.
A town this small cannot afford to take sides.
But when the worst happens, whose side would you take?
People say Beartown 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 Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semifinals, 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 semifinal 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 Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.
The Scandal (2017) - published in the USA as Beartown - explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain.
The Scandal is translated from the Swedish by Neil Smith.
About the author: Fredrik Backman is a Swedish blogger, columnist and the No 1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove (soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks), My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, as well as two novellas, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer and The Deal of a Lifetime. His books are published in more than forty countries. The Scandal is being adapted for TV by the team behind The Bridge. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.
Rating: 5/5
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