"A brilliant and comforting read" - Matt Haig

"I laughed, I sobbed, I recommended it to literally everyone I know"- Buzzfeed

"Funny, compassionate and wise . . . an absolute joy" - AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird

"Captures the messy essence of being human. It's clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry" - Washington Post

"I loved this book. Funny, sad, clever, insightful, surprising and hopeful. Brilliant in every way" - Sarah Morgan, bestselling author of One Summer in Paris

"A satisfying remedy for pandemic anxiety . . . It's laugh-out-loud funny and will help restore your faith in humanity" - Independent Daily Edition

"Witty, observant, and unpredictable . . . darkly humorous" - Nouse

"19 New Books to Read in September" - E! Online

"Another smash hit . . . With Backman's stunning characters combined with a closed-room mystery, this has all of the ingredients for a novel all your friends will be talking about" - Shane Mullen, Ebene Magazine

"A surprisingly sweet tale. It's the perfect balance of heartwarming and heart-wrenching, and Fredrik Backman [...] has a way of simply yet elegantly describing relationships. We can all be idiots, but we're still all human beings worthy of connection and love" - National Public Radio Book Concierge