{"product_id":"9781432837846","title":"Beartown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller • The #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e A Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“You’ll love this engrossing novel.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Backman is a masterful writer, his characters familiar yet distinct, flawed yet heroic....There are scenes that bring tears, scenes of gut-wrenching despair, and moments of sly humor....A thoroughly empathetic examination of the fragile human spirit.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople 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 semi-finals, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeartown\u003c\/i\u003e 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. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gale Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047936966896,"sku":"9781432837846","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781432837846_p0.jpg?v=1763751560","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781432837846","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}