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My friends

Backman, Fredrik, 1981-2025
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Most people don't even notice them - three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she's determined to find out the story of these enigmatic figures. 25 years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into 18-year-old Louisa's care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it.
Main title:
My friends / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Collation:
436 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Swedish.This translation originally published: New York: Atria Books.
ISBN:
9781398516397 (hbk. :)
Language:
EnglishSwedish
BRN:
7678408
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Westcroft LibraryAdult fictionOn order
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