{"product_id":"anxious-people-a-novel","title":"Anxious People A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eInstant #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week, Book of the Month Club selection, and Best of Fall in \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Shondaland, CNN, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003e[A] quirky, big-hearted novel…Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure.” —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of A \u003ci\u003eMan Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e comes a charming, poignant novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t fix their own marriage. There’s a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can’t seem to agree on anything, from where they want to live to how they met in the first place. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment’s only bathroom, and you’ve got the worst group of hostages in the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRich with Fredrik Backman’s “pitch-perfect dialogue and an unparalleled understanding of human nature” (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eAnxious People \u003c\/i\u003eis an ingeniously constructed story about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious times.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628068978943,"sku":"*R0018488*","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/12887993482722.jpg?v=1764958573","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/anxious-people-a-novel","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}