Day 36: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Chesed in Yesod, Loving-kindness in Connection
Fredrik Backman has a gift for writing prickly characters with hearts of gold and none exemplifies this more than Ove. Grieving and alone, Ove has either lost or pushed away everyone who has tried to get close to him. With no one left to live for, he decides to die, but he can't quite seem to do it. No matter how he tries to isolate himself, he keeps finding things to fix or people to help. New neighbors, stray cats, troubled teens. Through the undeterred kindness of these people, we slowly begin to see the genuine care beneath Ove's surly exterior. As he develops connections with an unlikely group of people, he finds a new meaning and purpose.
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