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Anxious People
A bank robbery. An apartment viewing. A room full of people all pretending they're fine. 🐰 Spoiler: nobody is, and that's kind of the point.
Who it's for
A desperate first-time bank robber blunders into an apartment viewing and ends up with a room full of hostages, each of them quietly overwhelmed: a couple about to become parents, retirees whose marriage has gone stale, a banker haunted by a suicide, an elderl.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Fredrik Backman's novel (Swedish original Folk med ångest, 2019) begins with a failed robbery at a cashless bank, after which the would-be robber flees into an apartment viewing and inadvertently takes the prospective buyers hostage.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla) and as an audiobook. Not public domain.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide and a suicide attempt.
Age: Ages 14+
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 1, Scene 4
