bA breathtaking new novel from the 1 iNew York Timesi bestselling author of iAnxious Peoplei and iA Man Called Ovei, iThe Winnersi returns to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown for a story about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes.b pOver the course of two weeks, everything in Beartown will change. pMaya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. pTwo years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place that prevents it. The destruction caused by a ferocious late-summer storm reignites the old rivalry between Beartown and the neighboring town of Hed, a rivalry which has always been fought through their ice hockey teams. p