Fredrik Backman is a native of Sweden, and his books have been published in more than 40 countries. These two books are part of the Beartown Trilogy. The first book is Beartown, followed by Us Against You. I have yet to read the third book. The setting is Beartown, a fictional hockey empire that lives to defeat a rival community in both hockey and life. The only thing Beartown has going for it is junior hockey and memories of great teams and players from the past. We learn about multi-dimensional characters that live in Beartown. It is the development of characters that makes the author’s work so popular. It you are looking for conflict and drama these book are for you.