PRIME MEMBER EXCLUSIVE | 3 Months Free Trial

Auto-renews at INR 199/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offer ends 15 July, 2026.
Us Against You cover art

Us Against You

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My Friends

Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER
3 Months Free Trial
Get this deal
Offer ends on 15 July, 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.
1 credit a month to use on any title.
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks.
₹199 per month after 3 months. Renews automatically. Cancel anytime. Offer ends 15 July, 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.
Download titles to your library and listen offline.

Us Against You

Written by: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: John Sackville
Get this deal

₹199 per month after 3 months. Renews automatically. Cancel anytime. Offer ends 15 July, 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.

Buy Now for ₹546.23

Buy Now for ₹546.23

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Us Against You by Fredik Backman, read by John Sackville.

A small, broken town sits on the edge of a frozen lake surrounded by a forest, its wounds still raw from a tragedy that tore its fragile community in two.

Beartown has lost its way. Now the cold and dark that surround the snowbound town creep in, and so do new conflicts and tensions. What was once a friendly rivalry with the neighbouring town is beginning to turn sinister and Beartown braces itself for another tragic blow.

How far will the people of Beartown go to preserve their reputations for a second, deadly time?

Us Against You is a spell-binding exposition of small-town life in all its flawed complexity.

Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Small Town & Rural Sports Thriller & Suspense
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic Reviews

Praise for Beartown and Fredrik Backman
I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book (Jojo Moyes)
Surrounded by impenetrable forests, it recreates the stifling atmosphere of a dying community. This is a mature, compassionate novel

Backman can tickle the funny bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough storyteller to not overindulge in either

As popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson.
Friday Night Lights for Swedes
A kind of problem play that moves extremely skilfully near the melodramatic without derailing. Its originality is substantial and the book credibly conveys the dual faces of everyday life. An impressive novel, like no other
Praise for Us Against You
A story about families, about friendship and loyalty, inequality, female vulnerability, male back-slapping, and parenthood ... No person's story is too little to be told, Backman includes them all. A novel with a big heart
Evident in all [Backman] novels is an apparent ability to state a truth about humanity with breathtaking elegance
All stars
Most relevant
the narration was amazing, I did not want to stop listening at any time. Really loved it,the story, the characters, everything about this audiobook. if you like stories of small towns and imperfect people getting through the day, one sip of coffee at a time- this is for you.

Beartown and hockey is all I can think about

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Frederick Blackman has the ability to draw you in and keep you curious of what's to follow. The story is good, and the narration is very good as well.
It's a good listen if you liked the original "Beartown"

A good follow up to Beartown

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

It wasn't good.. It was the best. Like it was supposed to..
And sackville, you 'Manda'.. Thank you..

A Cherry tree blossoms

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Like most of Backman's books, this one starts slow and plodding, but it is very definitely worth sticking with.

Slow start, but pulls you in

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Love this author. have read Beartown and Anxious People and now this one, really really Loved all 3

Excellent

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

See more reviews