![]() Lonely and depressed, he has no friends and he we get the impression that feels as though he’s outlived his usefulness. ![]() You see, his wife - the love of his life and the only person who really understood him - passed away recently and it’s quite apparent that Ove his still quite stricken by grief. ![]() We can certainly imagine how this unfolds.īut there’s a lot more to Ove than meets the eye. On the day they moved in, not only did they drive in an area where the sign clearly states that parking in residential areas is prohibited, but they also flattened Ove’s mailbox. ![]() Ove’s tale unfolds when a new family moves into his neighborhood: Parvaneh, a very pregnant Iranian woman, her inept and lanky husband Patrick, and their two little girls. If you don’t follow Ove’s rules, you’re an idiot - and he won’t hesitate to tell you so. He loathes technology and misses the days gone by when people could fix their own cars and knew how to repair things around their house.įor him, everything is black and white, and there’s a proper place for everything. He complains about everything, and he’s the kind of angry man who puts up signs around is neighborhood warning other about what they can and can’t do. This book follows a Man named Ove who is the cantankerous, curmudgeonly, grumpy and unfriendly neighbor that many of us have. This is my first Fredrik Backman novel, and all I can say is: why did I wait so long? THE STORY ![]()
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