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The Distinctly Competent District Councillor

By Jonas Jonasson

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The Distinctly Competent District Councillor

By Jonas Jonasson

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The charming and original story of a small, declining community's struggle to survive in the shadow of an all-consuming metropolis, from from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. All over the world, people sleep blissfully in Traumbett beds. These marvellous feats of German engineering have successfully cornered the mattress market everywhere. Everywhere, except Sweden and owner Konrad Kaltenbacher Jr is desperate to expand there. With Konrad Jr's sights set firmly on stylish Stockholm, Julia Bäck, district councillor of the small, decaying town of Halstaholm, has plans of her own. Seeing an opportunity to attract 800 new jobs, Julia jumps into spearheading a persuasive campaign to win the contract. A roundabout is hastily renamed in honour of Angela Merkel; a German school is quickly established under the leadership of a ten-year-old boy and three elderly pensioners; and the town swimming pool is rapidly transformed into a beerhouse - it had been empty for years anyway! Julia's get-up-and-go impresses the German boss ... but has she made herself a tricky bed to lie in?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
144
Release Date:
2026-01-15
Publication Date:
2026-01-15
Publisher:
Harper Collins Publ. UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0008767378
ISBN13:
9780008767372
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
130 g
Height:
125 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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