<b>An instant #1 </b><i><b>New York Times</b></i><b> bestseller, the new novel from the author of </b><i><b>A Man Called Ove </b></i><b>is a “quirky, big-hearted </b><b>novel…</b><b>.Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure” (</b><i><b>People</b></i><b>).</b><BR><BR>Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t fix their own marriage. There’s a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can’t seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a