{"product_id":"the-winners","title":"The Winners","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781398516380\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STAND TOGETHER? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e‘It’s often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis is a small story about big questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's a story about family, community, life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It starts with a storm - and a death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But how does it end?  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE BEARTOWN BOOKS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This is a stunning read that plunges you into another world. Backman writes with incredible sensitivity and insight. Every one of the characters is real and multi-faceted, having you breathlessly turning the pages, following their fears and hopes, fretting for their futures. This is storytelling at its best: Emotional, vivid, wise and utterly brilliant' \u003cb\u003eHAZEL PRIOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Surrou","brand":"HARPERCOLLINS PUB","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41507597680773,"sku":"PR406559","price":41.6,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNYGI7FMSA8R.jpg?v=1769767883","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-winners","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}