"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beartown and A Man Called Ove, hailed as "a writer of astonishing depth [with] the remarkable ability to make you understand the feelings of each of a dozen different characters" (The Washington Times), a heart-wrenching story of how loyalty, friendship, and love carry a town through its darkest days. After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow...

Mia has grown up playing ice hockey with her three older brothers and has the skills she needs to become a star hockey player, but she's tired of skating in her brothers' shadows and has decided to pursue her passion for figure skating instead.