An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a “quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure” (People).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.Новый роман автора книги "Вторая жизнь Уве" мгновенно стал бестселлером №1 по версии New York Times.Поиск недвижимости обычно не является вопросом жизни и смерти, но день открытых дверей в квартире становится именно им, когда врывается неудавшийся грабитель банка и берет в заложники группу незнакомцев. В число пленников входит пара, недавно вышедшая на пенсию, которая безжалостно выслеживает тех, кто занимается ремонтом, чтобы избежать болезненной правды о том, что они не могут исправить свой собственный брак. Есть богатый директор банка, который был слишком занят, чтобы заботиться о ком-либо еще, и молодая пара, которая вот-вот родит первого ребенка, но, похоже, не может ни о чем договориться. Добавьте к этому восьмидесятисемилетнюю женщину, которая прожила достаточно долго, чтобы не бояться, что кто-то машет ей пистолетом в лицо, растерянного, но все еще готового заключить сделку агента по недвижимости, и загадочного человека, который заперся в единственной ванной в квартире, и у вас худшая группа заложников в мире.Каждый из них несет в себе всю жизнь, полную обид, обид, тайн и страстей, готовых выплеснуться наружу. Никто из них не является полностью тем, кем кажется. И все они, включая грабителя банка, отчаянно жаждут какого-то спасения. Когда власти и средства массовой информации окружают помещение, эти упрямые союзники раскроют удивительную правду о себе и запустят цепь событий, настолько неожиданных, что даже они вряд ли смогут объяснить, что произойдет дальше.
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a quirky, big-hearted novel.Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, its a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure (People).Looking at real estate isnt 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 cant fix their own marriage. Theres 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 cant 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 apartments only bathroom, and youve 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 themthe bank robber includeddesperately 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.Novyy roman avtora knigi "Vtoraya zhizn Uve" mgnovenno stal bestsellerom №1 po versii New York Times.Poisk nedvizhimosti obychno ne yavlyaetsya voprosom zhizni i smerti, no den otkrytykh dverey v kvartire stanovitsya imenno im, kogda vryvaetsya neudavshiysya grabitel banka i beret v zalozhniki gruppu neznakomtsev. V chislo plennikov vkhodit para, nedavno vyshedshaya na pensiyu, kotoraya bezzhalostno vyslezhivaet tekh, kto zanimaetsya remontom, chtoby izbezhat boleznennoy pravdy o tom, chto oni ne mogut ispravit svoy sobstvennyy brak. Est bogatyy direktor banka, kotoryy byl slishkom zanyat, chtoby zabotitsya o kom-libo eshche, i molodaya para, kotoraya vot-vot rodit pervogo rebenka, no, pokhozhe, ne mozhet ni o chem dogovoritsya. Dobavte k etomu vosmidesyatisemiletnyuyu zhenshchinu, kotoraya prozhila dostatochno dolgo, chtoby ne boyatsya, chto kto-to mashet ey pistoletom v litso, rasteryannogo, no vse eshche gotovogo zaklyuchit sdelku agenta po nedvizhimosti, i zagadochnogo cheloveka, kotoryy zapersya v edinstvennoy vannoy v kvartire, i u vas khudshaya gruppa zalozhnikov v mire.Kazhdyy iz nikh neset v sebe vsyu zhizn, polnuyu obid, obid, tayn i strastey, gotovykh vyplesnutsya naruzhu. Nikto iz nikh ne yavlyaetsya polnostyu tem, kem kazhetsya. I vse oni, vklyuchaya grabitelya banka, otchayanno zhazhdut kakogo-to spaseniya. Kogda vlasti i sredstva massovoy informatsii okruzhayut pomeshchenie, eti upryamye soyuzniki raskroyut udivitelnuyu pravdu o sebe i zapustyat tsep sobytiy, nastolko neozhidannykh, chto dazhe oni vryad li smogut obyasnit, chto proizoydet dalshe.
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