My Friends

#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, who 'captures the messy essence of being human' ( The Washington Post ), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger’s life twenty-five years later.


‘A good read… it might make you cry’ Best

‘ This moving story explores the power of friendship’ Woman & Home Bookclub

‘A stunning, sweeping, extraordinary story of connection, love, and the unbreakable bonds that guide and shape us. Full of humour and heart, My Friends is simply wonderful’

Praise for Fredrik Backman
‘About strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when trying to show our boys how to be men. I
utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book’ Jojo Moyes

‘A brilliant and comforting read’ Matt Haig

‘Funny, compassionate and wise. An absolute joy’ A. J. Pearce

‘A stunning read that plunges you into another world. Backman writes with incredible sensitivity and insight. Every one of the characters is real and multi- faceted, having you breathlessly turning the pages, following their fears and
hopes, fretting for their futures. This is storytelling at its best: emotional, vivid, wise and utterly brilliant’ Hazel Prior

‘It’s the most enchanting, beautiful tale’ Ben Fogle

‘Funny, sad, clever, insightful, surprising and hopeful. Brilliant in every way’ Sarah Morgan

‘A surefooted insight into the absurdity, beauty and ache of life’ Guardian

‘A mature, compassionate novel’ Sunday Times

‘Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving’ Daily Mail

Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove , My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry , Britt-Marie Was Here , Beartown , Us Against You , Anxious People , The Winners, and My Friends , as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and X @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk.