Parnassus Books and Montgomery Bell Academy are thrilled to present an evening with Fredrik Backman, in conversation with Jeremy Finley, as they discuss Fredrik's new book, My Friends.

This ticketed event take place in Paschall Theater at Montgomery Bell Academy on Monday, May 12th, at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets:

Each ticket is $34.25 and includes one general admission seat and one signed copy of My Friends. Books will be pre-sigend, and there will be a signing line for personalizations following the event on stage.

Additional copies of My Friends and Backman's previous novels will be available for sale at the event while supplies last.

Parking:

Parking is free on the MBA campus. There is a garage located at 205 South Wilson Boulevard (East side of MBA's campus). You may also park in the Vine Street Church parking lot or in any of the surface lots on campus.

About the book:

#1 New York Times bestselling author 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.

Most people don't even notice them--three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing 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 eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she'll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.

About the author:
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.

About Jeremy Finley:

Jeremy Finley's investigative reporting has resulted in criminal convictions, legislative hearings before the U.S. Congress, the payout of more than a million dollars to scam victims, and the discovery of missing girls. The winner of twenty regional Emmys and Edward R. Murrow awards, he is also the winner of a national Headliner award, a national Edward. R Murrow award and a two-time recipient of the IRE award (recognizing the best in investigative journalism). He is the chief investigative reporter at the NBC affiliate in Nashville, TN, where he lives with his wife and daughters.

Author event with Fredrik Backman