The destruction caused by a ferocious late-summer storm reignites the old rivalry between Beartown and the neighboring town of Hed, a rivalry which has always been fought through their ice hockey teams. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. Over the course of two weeks, everything in Beartown will change. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink.A breathtaking new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove, The Winners returns to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown for a story about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone is coming home after a long time away. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them?Īs the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. The long-awaited conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling and “engrossing” ( People) Beartown series-which inspired an HBO series of the same name-follows the small hockey town’s residents as they grapple with change, pain, hope, and redemption.
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