Bibliograph

Britt-Marie was here, a novel, Fredrik Backman ; translated from the Swedish by Henning Koch

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Britt-Marie was here, a novel, Fredrik Backman ; translated from the Swedish by Henning Koch

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Britt-Marie was here

Responsibility statement

Fredrik Backman ; translated from the Swedish by Henning Koch

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"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. 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. 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. Most alarming of all, she’s given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children’s soccer team to victory. In this small town of big-hearted misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?"--, Amazon.com

Target audience

adult

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