Review: THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME, by Fredrik Backman

THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME, by Fredrik Backman

Published by Simon and Schuster Canada

Thank sou to Simon and Schuster Canada and NetGalley for this e-book which was provided in exchange for an honest review.

My Rating (out of 5)

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Classic Backman.  He knows how to write about the human condition.  His characters are always perfectly imperfect. 

If you enjoyed any of Backman's other work, or if you enjoyed the movie "Its a Wonderful Life", you will like this wonderful story. 

When a man who has found great success in business, but lost his loved ones in the process offers to take the place of a little girl who is losing her battle with a deadly illness, he is not immediately aware of the true cost of his offer.  

This story takes place on Christmas Eve and is full of all the warm fuzzies that you might crave at this time of the year. 

My one caveat for this book is this:  There is one edition titled THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME. It is short - even for a novella - to me it felt more like a short story. There is another edition that is titled THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME AND OTHER STORIES, which has...well..other stories. In addition to THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME, there are two additional stories in the latter edition - AND EVERY MORNING THE WAY HOME GETS LONGER AND LONGER, and SEBASTIAN AND THE TROLL. Although I have not read the additional stories (my copy had an excerpt from Backman's wildly popular and highly acclaimed BEARTOWN) I would suggest the second version for more Backman for your buck 😉 

Happy Reading,

Christine