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Fredrik Backman
Fredrik Backman is the author of A Man Called Ove and The Scandal. He writes heartwarming and often humorous stories about ordinary people facing life's challenges.
Us Against You
Synopsis
In the wake of the scandal that nearly tore it apart, the small, hockey-obsessed town of Beartown is barely holding together. Its beloved team is on the verge of collapse, its people are divided against one another, and a wealthier neighboring town is only too happy to watch Beartown fall.
Then a new coach arrives, an old rivalry flares back to life, and a local election turns neighbor against neighbor. Fredrik Backman follows a sprawling cast — parents and teenagers, friends and enemies, the powerful and the overlooked — as loyalty, love, grief, and violence build toward a tragedy that will mark the town forever.
The second Beartown novel deepens Backman's portrait of a community bound and divided by the game it loves, asking what we owe the people we call our own.
Genres
Characters
Peter AnderssonSupporting
The club's devoted general manager.
Maya AnderssonSupporting
Peter's daughter, carrying the weight of the town's past.
Kevin ErdahlSupporting
A star hockey player from Beartown whose actions have significant repercussions for the community.
AmatSupporting
A young, promising hockey player from a disadvantaged background, whose talent offers hope for the team.
Benjamin "Benji" OvichSupporting
A gifted, guarded young hockey player central to the town's fortunes.
Frequently asked questions
Is Us Against You a standalone story?
This book is the second installment in the Beartown series. While it continues the narrative and character arcs from the first book, Beartown, it can be understood on its own, though reading the first book provides richer context for the community's history and relationships.
Is there a TV series adaptation of Us Against You?
Yes, the Beartown series, which includes the events of Us Against You, has been adapted into a television series. The adaptation closely follows the storylines and character developments from the books.
How does Us Against You connect to Fredrik Backman's other books?
Us Against You is part of the Beartown series, which explores themes of community, loyalty, and the impact of sports in a small town, similar to the character-driven focus in Backman's other works. However, it is set in a distinct universe from his other novels like A Man Called Ove or Anxious People.