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At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets. But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so? In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible... The word-of-mouth bestseller causing a sensation across Europe, Fredrik Backman's heartwarming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step - and less ready to judge on first impressions a man you might one day wish to have as your dearest friend.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Backman, Fredrik
- ISBN: 9781594139833
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.40 x 1.20
- Number Of Pages: 478
- Publication Year: 2016
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Hilarious, sad and heartwarming - A Man Called Ove has it all.
Kristen B. - 6 years agoThe novel, A Man Called Ove, is truly a story about just that - a man called Ove. When we first meet Ove, he is a crotchety, elderly man who is mad at the world and hates all people. His wife died six months ago, and he has decided that he wants to be with her in the afterlife. As he is making plans to end his life, he meets his new neighbors and starts to change. This novel is all at once hilarious, sad and heartwarming. You definitely won't regret getting to know Ove! This is one of my favorite books from 2014. Read the first few pages about Ove trying to buy an iPad and you won't be able to put it down! Definitely, one of the funniest books I've ever read and it made me think about what sort of lasting impact my life will have on others.
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Hilarious, sad and heartwarming - A Man Called Ove has it all.
Kristen B. - 7 years 1 month agoThe novel, A Man Called Ove, is truly a story about just that - a man called Ove. When we first meet Ove, he is a crotchety, elderly man who is mad at the world and hates all people. His wife died six months ago and he has decided that he wants to be with her in the afterlife. As he is making plans to end his life, he meets his new neighbors and starts to change. This novel is all at once hilarious, sad and heartwarming. You definitely won't regret getting to know Ove! This is one of my favorite books from 2014. Read the first few pages about Ove trying to buy an iPad and you won't be able to put it down! Definitely one of the funniest books I've ever read and it made me think about what sort of lasting impact my life will have on others.
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