Britt Marie Was Here

Author: Fredrik Backman

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  • : 29.99 AUD
  • : 9781473617216
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  • : July 2015
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  • : United Kingdom
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  • : May 2016
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Description

For as long as anyone can remember, Britt-Marie has been an acquired taste. It's not that she's judgemental, or fussy, or difficult - she just expects things to be done in a certain way. A cutlery drawer should be arranged in the right order, for example (forks, knives, then spoons). We're not animals, are we? But behind the passive-aggressive, socially awkward, absurdly pedantic busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams and a warmer heart than anyone around her realizes. So when Britt-Marie finds herself unemployed, separated from her husband of 20 years, left to fend for herself in the miserable provincial backwater that is Borg - of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it - and somehow tasked with running the local football team, she is a little unprepared. But she will learn that life may have more to offer her that she's ever realised, and love might be found in the most unexpected of places. The number 1 European bestseller by the author of A Man Called Ove, Britt-Marie was Here is a funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community, and second chances.

Reviews

This is an author who understands people and watches society closely... An author who specialises in the unforgettable, outdoes himself and in the process overshoots our rating system... In the end 5*s are all I can offer but I feel that this is a novel that deserves many, many more. Bookbag Impressive [and] heart-warming... there are unexpected delights to being stuck with Britt-Marie. Literary Review

Author description

Fredrik Backman is a Swedish blogger, columnist and author. His debut novel A Man Called Ove was a number 1 bestseller across Scandinavia and has sold over one million copies worldwide. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises, Fredrik's second novel, also went straight to number 1 in Sweden on publication in 2014.