You have to take life for granted, the artist thinks, the whole thing: sunrises and slow Sunday mornings andwater balloons and another persons breath against your neck. Thats the only courageous thing a person can do.

In the corner of a world-famous painting, three tiny figures sit on the end of a pier, a secret hidden in plain sight. Twenty-five years ago, a group of teenagers found solace in each other during one unforgettable summer. Their friendship inspired a transcendent work of art, a painting that now mysteriously belongs to eighteen-year-old aspiring artist Louisa. Driven to learn the story behind its creation, Louisa embarks on a journey to the seaside town where it all began.

But as she gets closer to the paintings birthplace, Louisa learns that happy endings do not always take the form we expect. 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 strangers life years later. Readers can’t get enough of My Friends .

Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 2026
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Pages: 446
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1398516430
ISBN 13: 9781398516434