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Britt-Marie was here

Backman, Fredrik, 1981- (Author). Koch, Henning, 1962- (Added Author).

Britt-Marie is a socially awkward, fussy busybody who is used to being organized. When she walks out on her cheating husband and gets a job as caretaker of the dilapidated recreation center in Borg, she is woefully unprepared for the changes. But as she takes on the task of leading the supremely untalented children's soccer team to victory, she just might find a place she belongs.

Book  - 2016
FIC Backm
2 copies / 1 on hold

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  • ISBN: 1473617219
  • ISBN: 9781473617216
  • Physical Description 298 pages
  • Publisher London : Sceptre, 2016.

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Translation of: Britt-Marie var hear.
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LSC 19.99

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Britt Marie Was Here
Britt Marie Was Here
by Backman, Fredrik
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Britt Marie Was Here


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.