The bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My
Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry returns
with an irresistible novel about finding love and second
chances in the most unlikely of places.
Britt-Marie
can’t stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high
on her list of unforgivable sins. She begins her day at 6
a.m., because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she
is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that
sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as
criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. She is not
one to judge others—no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or
morally suspect they might be.
But hidden inside the
socially awkward, fussy busybody is a woman who has more
imagination,bigger dreams, and a warmer heart that anyone
around her realizes.
When Britt-Marie walks out on
her cheating husband and has to fend for herself in the
miserable backwater town of Borg—of which the kindest thing
one can say is that it has a road going through it—she is
more than a little unprepared. Employed as the caretaker of
a soon-to-be demolished recreation center, the fastidious
Britt-Marie has to cope with muddy floors, unruly children,
and a (literal) rat for a roommate. She finds herself being
drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd
assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts—and a
handsome local policeman whose romantic attentions to
Britt-Marie are as unmistakable as they are unwanted. Most
alarming of all, she’s given the impossible task of leading
the supremely untalented children’s soccer team to victory.
In this small town of big-hearted misfits, can Britt-Marie
find a place where she truly belongs?
Funny and
moving, observant and humane, Britt-Marie Was Here
celebrates the unexpected friendships that change us
forever, and the power of even the gentlest of spirits to
make the world a better place.
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