My Friends (Signed first UK edition, first impression)
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster UK, London, 2025
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Wordhoard Books, Clevedon, United KingdomWordhoard Books
AbeBooks seller since January 4, 2019
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 40.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Signed first UK edition, first impression. Octavo. 436pp. Signed by the author to the half title page. This book is in near fine condition. The blue cloth boards are near fine, with 2 very small (2-3mm) marks on the back board, which I suspect to be glue from the manufacturing process. The spine is lightly bumped to the top and bottom edges and to the middle of the spine. The spine has a very slight lean. The white titling to the spine is bright. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. The dust jacket is very good, with minor bumping to the edges, and a 3cm pen mark to the back cover. The dust jacket is unclipped.
Seller Inventory # 739
- Title
- My Friends (Signed first UK edition, first impression)
- Author
- Fredrik Backman
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK, London
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1398516392
- ISBN 13
- 9781398516397
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 612 grams
- Dimensions
- 16.2 centimeters width by 24.1 centimeters height by 3.1 centimeters depth
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction, Humour, Signed Books
The beautiful new novel that will make you laugh and cry, from the global bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove. Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later…
‘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’ Chris Whitaker
* AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *
* WINNER OF GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST FICTION 2025 *
* SHORTLISTED FOR AMAZON'S BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2025 *
* AN AUDIBLE BEST LISTEN OF 2025 *
* A BARNES AND NOBLE NATIONAL BOOK CLUB PICK *
You have to take life for granted, the artist thinks, the whole thing: sunrises and slow Sunday mornings and
water balloons and another person’s breath against your neck. That’s the only courageous thing a person can do.
In the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world three tiny figures sit at the end of a pier. Most people don’t even notice them. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise.
Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers seek refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days together. They tell jokes, they share secrets, and they commit small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love.
Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into 18-year-old Louisa’s care. Determined to learn how it came to be and to decide what to do with it, Louisa embarks on a cross-country journey. But the closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes.
In this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art, Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect.
Readers can't get enough of My Friends . . . (***** five star reviews)
'It was perfect. I have no other words to describe this masterpiece. Like, what the hell was I doing all these years??'
'I haven’t read a friendship story this genuine, heartfelt, clumsy, straightforward, smart, sentimental, shocking, and emotionally resonant in a very long time.'
'Is it too early in the year to pick my favourite read of 2025? I think not, as this will be hard to beat.'
'Backman remains my absolute favorite.'
'Absolutely brilliant and beautiful ... I loved, loved, loved this book.'
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Wordhoard Books
Clevedon, United Kingdom
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Wordhoard. One of the oldest written words in the English language (actually Wordhord in Old English). Storytellers would ‘open their wordhord’ whilst sitting amongst friends and family and tell stories of great deeds such as the story of Beowulf. It’s a word that speaks of the importance of storytelling throughout our history. So perhaps a fitting name for a bookshop? Based in Bristol, UK, Wordhoard Books specialise in selling collectible signed and unsigned first edition books for both adults and children. Collections include signed books, novels, natural history, military history, general history, art, graphic art, film, biography, poetry, and many more, so please do come and browse. If you have any questions regarding any of my books, feel free to get in touch.…
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