A Man Called Ove

Ove is a curmudgeon of the highest order. He is the grumpy sort of neighbor who growls at children and single-handedly tries to enforce neighborhood regulations that no one else cares about. But of course he has a story. And his story involves love and loss and all the complicated emotions that go along with those. After a young family with two noisy daughters (and another on the way) moves in next door, accidentally flattening his mailbox in the process, we begin to see inside Ove's solitary life and discover the loving, caring man he really is. It takes Parveneh and her chatty family, and a scruffy wandering cat that won't go away, to draw out the real Ove, the man who makes us laugh and want to hug him. This book is hilarious, touching, and a true pleasure to read. If you liked The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry or Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, check this book out. I think you'd like Ove.