TY - BOOK AU - Fredrik Backman AU - BACKMAN (Fredrik) AU - SMITH (Neil) Tr TI - Anxious People SN - 9781405930253 U1 - 839.738 23 PY - 2021/// CY - UK PB - Penguin Random House KW - Anxious People N2 - It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage. For Anna-Lena and Roger, busy buying-up apartments to fill the hole in their marriage, it's something else to talk about. For Julia and Ro, panicky parents-to-be, it's yet another worry. Lonely bank manager Zara only came here for the view. While 87-year-old grandmother Estelle seems rather pleased by the company . . . As the police gather outside, the anxious strangers huddled within try to make the best of a very sticky situation - but could it be that they have a whole lot more in common than meets the eye? ER -