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.
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The description focuses on a single night when an estranged father and son confront past failures and a moral choice tied to a sick child. Much of the setup centers on relationships, personal confession, and an external opportunity to affect another life. The presence of a hospitalized little girl and the father's business past provide concrete stakes. This may appeal more to someone interested in quiet, character-centered premises with an ethical dilemma and emotional reconciliation.
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G-NRIS™ identifies The Deal of a Lifetime primarily as Literary Fiction, Family Drama, and Contemporary Fiction. Its strongest themes include Family Relationships, Redemption, Illness and Mortality, Regret and Forgiveness, and Hope. Prominent narrative patterns include Estranged Parent and Child Reunion, Moral Choice, Terminal Illness, and Story Within a Story.
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