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BOOK CLUB: A Man Called Ove

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Shameless Media

Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2020

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/600Rgh3RDus8kKPuHsfQwF?si=b78c69ef8eef4e7b HEY THERE BOOK CLUB FRIENDS! This month, we’re talking all about the critically acclaimed, worldwide bestseller from Swedish columnist and blogger Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove. Ove is 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. He’s also deep in the grips of grief after losing his beloved wife, Sonja. He doesn’t know it yet, but when a boisterous young family moves in next door, his life is about to change. A Man Called Ove was published in English in 2014 and has sold more than 2.8 million copies internationally. In 2015 it was even made into a movie. Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle break down why this book made them chuckle and cry in equal measure, as well as the standout characters and main takeaways from the book. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, JustCo. Register for a trial or book a virtual tour here. If you’d like to share your thoughts on our November pick, ‘Ghosts’ by Dolly Alderton, record a voice message and send it to [email protected] (that's *CO*.com). Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too. Grab yourself a copy of ‘Ghosts’ and join our convo next month! We’d love to have you! Head here to purchase it. But wait! There’s more! Follow Shameless on Instagram. Join our book club Facebook Group. Subscribe to the weekly Shameless recommendations newsletter. Order our book about life in your twenties, The Space Between. Shameless Podcast is run by three women in their twenties, and thrives on the support of our incredible listeners - that's you! So, if you’d like to support the show, we would like that very much. Hit ‘follow’ on Spotify, and leave a review if you’re feeling especially generous. Then sit back and bask in our eternal, abundant love. Your hosts are Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1) and Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald). This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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Hey guys, Zara here, just to let you know, this episode, this book club episode doesn't actually live here anymore,

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but it does live somewhere because the Shameless Book Club is getting its own nook.

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As you might have seen, book club episodes are becoming their entire own. its own

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podcast.

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so you'll now find the Shameless Book Club episodes in their own podcast feed.

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What's even better is we're not just doing monthly reviews anymore, which you will find in that feed.

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We're doing more book content more often including our brand new series Stranger Than Fiction.

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Stranger Than Fiction is an entirely new series where host Eilish Gilligan investigates the intriguing world of writers and the bizarre reality behind some of the world's most famous stories.

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Find every single episode of our book club, including the one you're intended to click into right now,

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by searching the Shameless Book Club on your favorite podcast app.

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