'A brilliant and comforting read'
MATT HAIG
 
'Funny, compassionate and wise. An absolute joy'
A.J. PEARCE
 
'A surefooted insight into the absurdity, beauty and ache of life'
GUARDIAN
 
'I laughed, I sobbed, I recommended it to literally everyone I know'
BUZZFEED
 
'Captures the messy essence of being human'
WASHINGTON POST
 
The funny, touching and unpredictable No. 1 New York Times bestseller from the 13 million copy internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove
 
It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage.
 
For Anna-Lena and Roger, busy buying-up apartments to fill the hole in their marriage, it's something else to talk about. For Julia and Ro, panicky parents-to-be, it's yet another worry.

Lonely bank manager Zara only came here for the view. While 87-year-old grandmother Estelle seems rather pleased by the company . . .
 
As the police gather outside, the anxious strangers huddled within try to make the best of a very sticky situation - but could it be that they have a whole lot more in common than meets the eye?