Anxious people: a novel
(Book)
"Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage. There's a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world. Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them--the bank robber included--desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next."--Provided by publisher.
Notes
Backman, F., & Smith, N. (2021). Anxious people: a novel. First Washington Square Press/Atria paperback edition. New York, Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Backman, Fredrik, 1981- and Neil Smith. 2021. Anxious People: A Novel. New York, Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Backman, Fredrik, 1981- and Neil Smith, Anxious People: A Novel. New York, Atria Books, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Backman, Fredrik and Neil Smith. Anxious People: A Novel. First Washington Square Press/Atria paperback edition. New York, Atria Books, 2021.
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