At first glance, Ove is the most gloomy person in the world. He, like many of us, believes that he is surrounded mostly by idiots - neighbors who park their cars illegally, store clerks who speak a bird language, bureaucrats who ruin the lives of normal people.
But the gloomy, grumpy pedant has a big, kind heart. And when a young family of new neighbors accidentally damages his mailbox, it becomes the beginning of an incredibly touching story about lost love, unexpected friendship, stray cats, and the ancient art of reversing a car with a trailer.
Stories about how much the life of one person can affect the lives of many others.