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My friends [sound recording] : a novel / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith.

Backman, Fredrik, 1981- (Author). Smith, Neil, (Neil Andrew), (Translator). Ireland, Marin, (Narrator).

Summary:

"[A] tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most people don't even notice them -- three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she'll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don't always take the form we expect them to. Fredrik Backman's signature charm, humor, and attention to the poignant details of everyday life are on full display in this funny, moving novel. His most heartfelt and personal take yet. My Friends is a stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of art and friendship"--. Cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798228399556
  • ISBN: 9781668131596
  • ISBN: 1668131595
  • Physical Description: 11 audio discs (apprxoimately 13 hour, 7 minutes) CD audio, digital 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Content descriptions

Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Marin Ireland.
Language Note:
Translated from Swedish.

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Friendship > Fiction
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Psychological fiction
Coming-of-age fiction
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