From the bestselling author of the "charming debut" (*People*) *A Man Called Ove* and *My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry*, a heartwarming and hilarious story of a reluctant outsider who transforms a tiny village and a woman who finds love and second chances in the unlikeliest of places
Britt-Marie Was Here
โ Scribed by Fredrik Backman
- Publisher
- Atria Books;Washington Square Press
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Edition
- First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
From the bestselling author of the "charming debut" (People) A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, a heartwarming and hilarious story of a reluctant outsider who transforms a tiny village and a woman who finds love and second chances in the unlikeliest of places.
Britt-Marie can't stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning 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.
But at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her loveless forty-year marriage and finds a job in the only place she can: Borg, a small, derelict town devastated by the financial crisis. For the fastidious Britt-Marie, this new world of noisy children, muddy floors, and a roommate who is a rat...
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