Beartown
Author | : Fredrik Backman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2021-03-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781982177973 |
ISBN-13 | : 1982177977 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A poignant story of a hockey town paralyzed by scandal. Jobs are disappearing and Beartown is slowly dying, so for its citizens, hockey is everything. This is the story not just of hockey, but of a 15-year-old named Maya Andersson, whose father, Peter, the general manager of the hockey club, loves hockey, but loves his family more. Seventeen-year-old Kevin Erdahl is the star of Beartown, with a chance to go professional. One night, after a huge win, Maya goes to a raucous party at Kevin's house and is thrilled at his attention, but things get out of hand, and what takes place changes Beartown forever.