The fastidious Britt-Marie soon finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts. 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 finds work as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center. It’s just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.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. She is not one to judge others-no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. The New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, and Anxious People captivates readers with this “warm and satisfying” ( People) story “about a woman rediscovering herself after a personal crisis…fans of Backman will find another winner in these pages” ( Publishers Weekly).īritt-Marie can’t stand mess.
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