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The Winners

By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STAND TOGETHER?

‘It’s often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here’

This is a small story about big questions.

It's a story about family, community, life.

It starts with a storm - and a death.

But how does it end?

Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. 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?

As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink.

So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home?

Everything.

©2021 Fredrik Backman. English language translation ©2022 Neil Smith. Originally published in Sweden in 2021 by Forum as Vinnarna. Published by agreement with Salomonsson Agency. (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, UK

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'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' JOJO MOYES

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He still has it.

I didn’t believe it could be so good. It looked so long. But Fredrick Backman’s book was really amazing. Excellent performance.

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The only end possible

What an unexpected end to an extremely emotional series
Gripping moments and endings that are impactful beyond words
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