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| Author Frederik Backman |
Swedish author Backman is in town on a book tour to promote his new novel Beartown.
The event is ticketed. Each copy of Beartown purchased from Third Place Books will include two tickets. The tickets will have a time slot for the signing line - and are required for admission to the event. Seating is first come, first served.
Purchase at the store, online, or over the phone 206-366-3333.
Main stage, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE 98155.
A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, Beartown 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. Being 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.
Beartown 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.
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