| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
547 pages (large print) ; 22 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Physical Medium |
large print. rdafs |
| Note |
"Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ast."--title page verso. |
| Summary |
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits. |
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Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. 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. -- adapted from back cover |
| Language |
Translated from the Swedish. |
| Subject |
Hostages -- Fiction.
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Married people -- Fiction.
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Real estate agents -- Fiction.
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Large type books.
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Sweden -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Psychological fiction.
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Humorous fiction.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Neil (Neil Andrew), translator.
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| ISBN |
9781432889807 (pbk. : lg. print) |
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143288980X (pbk. : lg. print) |
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