The deal of a lifetime

a novella

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Fredrik Backman: The deal of a lifetime (2017, Atria Books)

65 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2017 by Atria Books.

ISBN:
978-1-5011-9349-1
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OCLC Number:
1004957383

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"Holiday novella about a man who sacrificed his family in the single-minded pursuit of success and the courageous little girl fighting for her life who crosses his path. It all begins with a father telling a story to his son on Christmas Eve. But this isn't your typical Christmas story. The father admits to his son that he's taken a life but he won't say whose--not yet. One week earlier, in a hospital late at night, the man met a five-year-old girl with cancer. She's a smart kid--smart enough to know that she won't beat cancer by drawing with crayons all day, but it seems to make the adults happy, so she keeps doing it. As the man tells his son about this plucky little girl, he slowly reveals more about himself: while he may be a successful businessman, idolized by the media and his peers, he knows he failed …

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Subjects

  • Self-actualization (Psychology)
  • Fatherhood
  • Christmas stories
  • Fiction