TY  - BOOK
AU  - Backman,Fredrik
AU  - Smith,Neil
TI  - Anxious people: a novel 
SN  - 9781432879716
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Waterville, Maine
PB  - Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
KW  - Hostages
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Married people
KW  - Real estate agents
KW  - Sweden
KW  - Large type books
KW  - Psychological fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Humorous fiction
N1  - "Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ångest."--title page verso
N2  - Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits; Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people. -- adapted from back cover
ER  -