Backman, Fredrik,  1981- <br/><br/>
Anxious people  
/ Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith. 
 - 406 pages ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/> Translated from the Swedish.  This translation originally published: 2020. 
<br/><br/> Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.<br/>Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405930253  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBC155230  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>020156522  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Married people--Fiction<br/>Real estate agents--Fiction<br/>Hostages--Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Sweden--Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>READING IN ENGLISH 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Humorous stories.<br/>Sweden Fiction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PT9877.12.A32  / F6513 2020