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The Winners

By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
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'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' JOJO MOYES

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
Fiction Small Town & Rural Sports Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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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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Well I'm crying in my car, so yes it's good

Be very prepared to fall in love, have your heart broken and to find solace in friendship and small acts that change the world.
I envy those who have started the Beartown series you have some wonderful hours of story telling ahead.
I'm looking forward to revisting this series, I just need a minute to regroup

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I loved the first two books and narrator. This narrator comes into book three and pronounced the names differently. And then changes pronunciation again part way through
She really annoyed me compared to the first narrator
Wonderful book though. Really wonderful

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Favourite author does it again..

Fredrik Backman is such a beautiful writer and this book does not disappoint. I cannot wait for the next novel!

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Love him and everything he writes.

Laughter. Tears. Hope. Kindness. Sadness.
Just literary genius.
There is no one who writes more beautifully flawed characters than Backman.

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Insightful and sad

Such beautiful writing. The setting is crystal clear- I am immersed there whenever listening to one of these books. The characters are hauntingly believable.

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A story that made me feel again

Thank you for 20 + hours of learning and forgiving.I ve missed this and I will tell others about this.

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More of the Beartown goods

The first two books in this Beartown series were so amazing and left you wanting to know more and more about all these complex characters. The Winners gives you more stories written in the authors quirky way!

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Brilliant Backman

Enjoyed every moment of this final instalment of the Beartown story. A story so beautifully told by one of my all time favourite authors.
Couldn’t stop listening and am now sorry that I’ve come to the end. Fredrick Backman’s characters work their way into your heart so it feels like you’re saying goodbye to real friends.

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Standout

This third book in the trilogy will sit on my heart for a long time. The characters drilled into my heart. Go Bears!

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The Winners

Wonderful end to a fantastic trilogy. Such great writing and characters. Thank you Fredrik Backman

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