In this bestselling and delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon -- the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But...

Two nursing home roommates become friends and plot an adventure. Joel hates being told when to eat, when to sleep, when to take his pills. He's fed up with life in the nursing home, and begins to plan a way out. Then his new roommate, a retired soap opera actor named Frank, start turning the nursing-home community upside down. Frank is the only one who listens to and stands up for Joel. When Joel explains his burgeoning plan, they embark together...