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Fredrik Backman's Anxious People is Trending at the Library |
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If you enjoyed it, or if you're waiting for it, try one of these great read-alikes! |
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
Confined to a nursing home and about to turn 100, Allan Karlsson, who has a larger-than-life back story as an explosives expert, climbs out of the window in his slippers and embarks on an unforgettable adventure involving thugs, a murderous elephant and a very friendly hot dog stand operator.
Available on eReadIllinois and Overdrive
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Nine perfect strangers
by Liane Moriarty
At a remote health resort, nine strangers and their enigmatic host become subjects of interest to former best-selling novelist Frances Welty, who develops uncomfortable doubts about the resort's real agenda.
Available in print, on audiobook CD, on eReadIllinois, and on Overdrive
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Nights of rain and stars
by Maeve Binchy
In a small Greek island village, local residents and a group of international travelers are brought together by sudden tragedy, in a story of friendship, dreams, fears, and complicated relationships forever altered by shared experiences.
Available in print and on Overdrive
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The summer guests
by Mary Alice Monroe
Taking refuge on a friend’s farm when a hurricane threatens the Southern coast, an eclectic group of evacuees confronts unresolved issues in the face of excruciating losses, discovering new priorities along the way.
Available in print, on eReadIllinois, and on Overdrive
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
by Gail Honeyman
Smart, warm, uplifting, the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes the only way to survive is to open her heart. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance means that Eleanor has become a creature of habit and a bit of a loner. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office.
Available in print, on eReadIllinois, and on Overdrive
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An elderly lady is up to no good
by Helene Tursten
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home.
Available on Overdrive
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Friends and strangers
by J. Courtney Sullivan
From the best-selling author of "Maine," a gorgeous, compulsively-readable novel that tells the story of the complex relationship between two women, Elisabeth, a privileged new mother and writer attempting to find her footing after childbirth, and Sam, the idealistic, working-class college student she hires to nanny her young son.
Available in print, on eReadIllinois, and on Overdrive
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Summer hours at the Robbers Library : a novel
by Sue Halpern
A head librarian who would leave behind the painful realities of her suburbia past unexpectedly bonds with a teenager performing community service, a disgruntled former Wall Street high flyer and other offbeat regulars who encourage her out of her self-imposed isolation. By the author of A Dog Walked Into a Nursing Home.
Available on Overdrive
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The library of lost and found
by Phaedra Patrick
A shy librarian whose kind heart is often exploited receives a mysterious book of fairy tales from the beloved grandmother she believed dead and embarks on a perspective-changing journey of astonishing family secrets.
Available on Overdrive and eReadIllinois
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The elegance of the hedgehog [electronic resource]
by Muriel Barbery
The lives of fifty-four-year-old concierge Rene Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant, Kakuro Ozu.
Available in print and on Overdrive
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... or try another one of Fredrik Backman's captivating novels:
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Beartown : a novel
by Fredrik Backman
In the forest community of Beartown, the possibility that the amateur hockey team might win a junior championship, bringing the hope of revitalization to the fading town, is shattered by the aftermath of a violent act that leaves a girl traumatized.
Available in print, on Overdrive, and on eReadIllinois
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Britt-Marie was here : a novel
by Fredrik Backman
Walking away from her loveless marriage and taking a job in a financially devastated town, 63-year-old Britt-Marie uses her fierce organizational skills to become a local soccer coach to a group of lost children, becoming a vital community member along the way. By the New York Times best-selling author of A Man Called Ove.
Available in print, on Overdrive, and on eReadIllinois
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A man called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.
Availabe in print, on audiobook CD, on Overdrive, and on eReadIllinois
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My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry : a novel
by Fredrik Backman
Seven-year-old Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending the girl on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales. By the internationally best-selling author of A Man Called Ove.
Available in print, on Overdrive, and on eReadIllinois
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