In this world of oddballs and misfits, can Britt-Marie finally find a place where she belongs? Zany and full-of-heart, Britt-Marie Was Here is a novel about love and second chances, and about the unexpected friendships we make that teach us who we really are and the things we are capable of doing. Funny and moving, observant and humane, BRITT-MARIE WAS HERE celebrates the unexpected friendships that change us forever, and the power of even the gentlest of spirits to make the world a better place. And even more surprisingly, she is the object of romantic desire for a friendly and handsome local policeman named Sven. In her new role as reluctant mentor to these lost young boys and girls, Britt-Marie soon finds herself becoming increasingly vital to the community. Thus begins a beautiful and unlikely partnership. She's the least likely candidate, but their need is obvious and there is no one else to do it. When the village's youth team becomes desperate for a coach, they set their sights on her. Based on the best-selling novel from Fredrik Backman, author of 'A Man Called Ove.'Britt-Marie Was Here is directed by Tuva Novotny (who. As for the citizens of Borg, with everything that they know crumbling around them, the only thing that they have left to hold onto is something Britt-Marie absolutely loathes: their love of soccer. For the fastidious Britt-Marie, this new world of noisy children, muddy floors, and a roommate who is a rat (literally), is a hard adjustment. 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. But at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough.

It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.

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. 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.

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