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Us Against You

Us Against You

Paperback Published on: 02/05/2019
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Us Against You
Outstanding writing
A story about hockey and yet so much more, I was absolutely blown away by the amount of emotion and energy that Backman manages to put into this follow up ... READ MORE
Chrys - Plymouth
Us Against You
A Truly Amazing Sequel
Picking up straight where ‘Beartown’ finished, ‘Us Against You’ plunges you back into the icy depths of the Beartown community. The aftermath of the brutal... READ MORE
Rebekah
Us Against You
The best book I've read this year so far!
Sometimes a book comes along that just blows you away with its searing honesty and fabulous prose and this book really did that for me. There was literally... READ MORE
Laura at Harrogate
Us Against You
Another stunning novel!
Once again Fredrik Backman has written a stunning novel. Transported straight back into Beartown and the shattered lives of the residents. This book picks ... READ MORE
Laura Brown
Us Against You
This is a great book
A book about sporting rivalries in small towns could have been any town anywhere. Just happens to be Ice Hockey and Sweden. Throw in an ambitious politicia... READ MORE
ENEFCEE 1956

Synopsis

The captivating and moving follow-up to the international bestseller Beartown, from the 18 million copy bestselling author of Anxious People,A Man Called Ove and My Friends

'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' Jojo Moyes on Beartown

From the author of MY FRIENDS, the Sunday Times Bestseller and Goodreads Choice Awards Fiction 2025 winner!
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Can a broken town survive a second tragedy?

By the time the last goal is scored, someone in Beartown will be dead . . .

Us Against You is the story of two towns, two teams and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. It's about how people come together - sometimes in anger, often in sorrow, but also through love.

And how, when we stand together, we can bring a town back to life.
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Praise for Fredrik Backman:

'A mature, compassionate novel'Sunday Times
'Backman can tickle the funny bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough storyteller to not overindulge in either'Independent
'As popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson' The New York Times Book Review

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781405930239
  • Number of pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 29 mm
  • Weight: 296g
  • Languages: English

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Us Against You
Not just about hockey
When you think of Fredrik Backman you instinctively think of, “A Man Called Ove.” In this tale we return to Beartown. News that the ice hockey team is to b... READ MORE
Helena
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Us Against You
Is there a future for the small community of Beartown in northern Sweden after all that happened last season? Summer is almost over, but how should life go... READ MORE
miss.mesmerized
Us Against You
Intense, propulsive, shocking and teetering throughout on the verge of violence, the story has a life of its own
Did you read Beartown? Perhaps you read it in the brief period when it was called The Scandal? If not, stop here and go and read it now, because whilst you... READ MORE
Mary Picken
Us Against You
Highly recommended
Once again Fredrik Backman has written with so much emotion that you are taken straight back into these characters life's. Following on from the devastatio... READ MORE
Sarah Lerigo
Us Against You
Unique and emotional
A very unusual book, in a writing style I hadn't come across previously. Nevertheless, I found the story totally absorbing and compelling. Fredrik Backman,... READ MORE
Melanie Lewis
Us Against You
Another beautiful read
I am speechless and needed a breather after this to fully reflect and recover. My poor heart. Backman, yet again, explores the concept tragedy and its eff... READ MORE
Alex M.