TY  - BOOK
AU  - Backman,Fredrik
AU  - Smith,Neil
TI  - Anxious people: a novel 
SN  - 9781405930253
AV  - PT9877.12.A32 F6513 2020
U1  - 839.738 BAC 2020 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Atria Books
KW  - Hostages
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Married people
KW  - Real estate agents
KW  - Otages
KW  - Romans, nouvelles, etc
KW  - Couples mariés
KW  - Agents immobiliers
KW  - fiction (general genre)
KW  - aat
KW  - FICTION / Literary
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - FICTION / Humorous / General
KW  - FICTION / Friendship
KW  - fast
KW  - City and town life
KW  - Theft
KW  - Police
KW  - homoit
KW  - sears
KW  - Sweden
KW  - nli
KW  - Humorous stories
KW  - Fictional Work
KW  - Psychological fiction
KW  - Black humor
KW  - Novels
KW  - Humorous fiction
KW  - gsafd
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Humour noir
KW  - rvmgf
KW  - Romans
N1  - "Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ångest."--Title page verso
N2  - 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; 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 jacket
ER  -