She hasn't been working for years, being a housewife and bringing up Kent's children. Her perfect world revolves around her husband, Kent, who it becomes clear has been taking her for granted and having an affair. It quickly becomes clear that something is wrong from her OCD issues surrounding her manic cleaning and the manner in which she pins down her employment advisor by cooking her dinner. This is a terrific tale of Britt-Marie who is 63, and who we meet as she tries to get a job because she is afraid no one will notice if she were to die, she keenly feels her isolation and loneliness. I am very late to the party for this book and when I saw this in the library, I remembered how so many of my goodreads friends had read and loved this. In this small town of big-hearted misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?įunny 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. Most alarming of all, she’s given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children’s soccer team to victory. 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. 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. 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. She is not one to judge others-no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be.īut 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. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. She begins her day at 6 a.m., because only lunatics wake up later than that. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins.
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.īritt-Marie can’t stand mess.
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