Beartown (Beartown, #1)

by Fredrik Backman

small towns need a head start if they’re going to have any chance in the world.

So her son dreams that his mother will one day be able to walk into a room without having to apologize.

And she laughs. Amat stands alongside, hating the fact that it’s the best sound he knows, and it’s not for him.

she thinks of him sometimes, and how it must have felt to be so unhappy and not be able to tell anyone. It’s a terrible thing to have to keep a big secret from the people you love.