My Friends Backman Fredrik (2026)

In the corner of a world-famous painting, three tiny figures sit at the end of a pier, hiding in plain sight. Twenty-five years earlier, a group of teenagers found comfort in one another during an unforgettable summer, and their friendship inspired a remarkable work of art that now mysteriously belongs to eighteen-year-old aspiring artist Louisa. Determined to uncover the story behind its creation, Louisa travels to the seaside town where it all began. As she gets closer to the paintings birthplace, she discovers that happy endings do not always take the form we expect. Fredrik Backmans novel is a funny and deeply moving story of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a strangers life years later.