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The Deal of a Lifetime

A Novella

Read by Santino Fontana

About The Book

In this short story enhanced with beautiful illustrations, the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, Beartown, and Anxious People delivers an insightful and poignant tale about finding out what is truly important in life.

A father and a son are seeing each other for the first time in years. The father has a story to share before it’s too late. He tells his son about a courageous little girl lying in a hospital bed a few miles away. She’s a smart kid—smart enough to know that she won’t beat cancer by drawing with crayons all day, but it seems to make the adults happy, so she keeps doing it.

As he talks about this plucky little girl, the father also reveals more about himself: his triumphs in business, his failures as a parent, his past regrets, his hopes for the future.

Now, on a cold winter’s night, the father has been given an unexpected chance to do something remarkable that could change the destiny of a little girl he hardly knows. But before he can make the deal of a lifetime, he must find out what his own life has actually been worth, and only his son can reveal that answer.

With humor and compassion, Fredrik Backman’s The Deal of a Lifetime reminds us that life is a fleeting gift, and our legacy rests in how we share that gift with others.

Appearances

MAY 6
19:00:00
in person
First United Methodist Church
In Person
77 W Washington St
Chicago, IL 60602
MAY 7
19:00:00
in person
UWM Union Wisconsin Room
In Person
2200 E Kenwood Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53211
MAY 8
18:30:00
in person
The Historic Artcraft Theatre
In Person
57 N MAIN ST
Franklin, IN 46131
MAY 9
19:00:00
in person
Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
In Person
210 E MONROE AVE
KIRKWOOD, MO 63122
MAY 10
19:00:00
in person
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
In Person
800 Vine St
CINCINNATI, OH 45202
MAY 12
18:30:00
in person
Montgomery Bell Academy Paschall Theater
In Person
4001 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN 37205
MAY 13
19:30:00
in person
Dallas Museum of Arts -Arts & Letters Series
In Person
1717 N Harwood St
Dallas, TX 75201
MAY 14
18:00:00
in person
Roswell Presbyterian Church
In Person
755 Mimosa Blvd.
Roswell, GA 30075
MAY 15
19:00:00
in person
First on Fifth
In Person
501 W 5TH ST
Winston Salem, NC 27101
MAY 16
19:00:00
in person
Cuyahoga County Public Library
In Person
Parma-Snow Branch | Sari Feldman Theater
2121 Snow Road
Parma, OH 44134
MAY 17
19:00:00
in person
Good Shepherd Chapel
In Person
901 EDEN RD
LANCASTER, PA 17601
MAY 19
18:00:00
in person
B&N Union Square
In Person
33 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003

About The Author

Morgan Norman
Fredrik Backman

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, 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.

About The Reader

Santino Fontana

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (October 31, 2017)
  • Length: 96 pages
  • Runtime: 47 minutes
  • ISBN13: 9781508253433

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