My Friends by Fredrik Backman

June 26, 2026

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Four friends spend the last summer of their childhood together, taking refuge from their brutal home lives, giving each other a reason to dream, to love, to go on. One of the teens paints a picture that turns out to be a true work of art. Twenty-five years later, another teenager with a desperate background is determined to discover the story behind the painting. 

The latest novel from one of my favorite authors. It’s about bad ideas and everlasting friendship, the kind of memories you can only make with your friends when you are 14. A beautiful and heartbreaking coming of age story. Just go read it.

An old ocean pier, a place to make memories