{"product_id":"a-man-called-ove-1","title":"A Man Called Ove","description":"                                \u003cb\u003eThe million-copy bestselling phenomenon, Fredrik Backman's heartwarming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step. \u003c\/b\u003ePerfect for fans of Rachel Joyce's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, \u003c\/i\u003eGraeme Simsion's\u003ci\u003e The Rosie Project and \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Nicholl's\u003ci\u003e US.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious \u003ci\u003ecoup d'etat\u003c\/i\u003e that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eDelightful... there's a bit of Ove in all of us - which makes it \u003cb\u003ethe perfect holiday read.\u003c\/b\u003e - Evening Standard\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA MAN CALLED OVE finally \u003cb\u003erescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it.\u003c\/b\u003e Crotchety old git Ove argues with neighbours, reluctantly inherits a cat, punches a clown and, by the end of the book, has you wanting to hug him. - Spectator BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's warm, funny, with the laughs based on a solid grasp of character; and ultimately \u003cb\u003ealmost unbearably moving.\u003c\/b\u003e - Daily Mail\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA MAN CALLED OVE is \u003cb\u003ea wonderful novel that will stay with you\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Ove's story has an underlying sadness which the author tackles with great warmth and humour . . . It's \u003cb\u003ea bittersweet, heartwarming tale which will leave listeners with a restored faith in the power of friendship\u003c\/b\u003e and perhaps even a love for cats. - Psychologies Magazine\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003emost charming book you'll read this year.\u003c\/b\u003e - Kirkus\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA warm and tender story about love, loss and second chances, peppered with memorable characters, wonderful set pieces and some beautifully black humour. Ove is\u003cb\u003e a joy from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e. - Gavin Extence, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Universe versus Alex Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ove will upset us, cause us to be upset on his behalf and make us laugh till we daren't drink fluids and read simultaneously but \u003cb\u003eby the end we're uplifted and don't want to go.\u003c\/b\u003e\" - Bookbag\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn uplifting, life-affirming and often comic tale of how kindness, love and happiness can be found in the most unlikely places.\u003c\/b\u003e - Sunday Express\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFredrik Backman is a Swedish blogger, columnist and author. His debut novel A MAN CALLED OVE was a number 1 bestseller across Scandinavia, has sold over one million copies worldwide, was a Richard \u0026amp; Judy summer read in the UK and an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e paperback bestseller, and has been made into an acclaimed film. Fredrik's subsequent novels, MY GRANDMOTHER SENDS HER REGARDS AND APOLOGISES and BRITT-MARIE WAS HERE, also went straight to number 1 in Sweden on publication.\u003cbr\u003e                              ","brand":"A Man Called Ove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43345909776575,"sku":"9781444775815","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/a-man-called-ove_5b2_5d.jpg?v=1716329509","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/a-man-called-ove-1","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}