01988cam a2200337 4500 437672797 TxAuBib 20201027120000.0 200821s2020||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781432879716 PAP 37.99 1432879715 PAP 37.99 TxAuBib eng swe Backman, Fredrik, 1981- Folk med ångest English. Anxious people [LARGE PRINT] / Frederick Backman. Large print ed. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2020. 549 pages ; 23 cm. "Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ångest."--title page verso. This is a poignant comedy about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined. Viewing an apartment normally doesn’t turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As the pressure mounts, the eight strangers slowly begin opening up to one another and reveal long-hidden truths. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the tension mounts and even deeper secrets are slowly revealed. 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. 20201027. Translated from the Swedish. Hostages Fiction. Married people Fiction. Real estate agents Fiction. Sweden Fiction. Large print books. Psychological fiction. Humorous fiction.