7/2/2023 0 Comments Britt marie was here author![]() ![]() This is so much more than a story about a bunch of unruly, terrible soccer players and their fastidious coach. The misfit children of the rec center flock to Britt-Marie, and she soon finds herself the de facto soccer coach. What Britt-Marie doesn’t know is that this town needs her, and she needs this town. It is not at all like Britt-Marie to accept a job at a rundown recreation center in a town that has been on the receiving end of some hard knocks. The children are a bit rough around the edges. ![]() This leads her to a new life in Borg.īorg is…a less than desirable place to live. Unfortunately, taking care of a home doesn’t translate to the job market well. When her decades-long marriage ends and life as she knows it is over, Britt-Marie, now in her 60s, begins the novel doing what all newly independent adults are forced to do: she looks for a job. I read BRITT-MARIE first, and, if anything, it made me love MY GRANDMOTHER even more.) (It is worth noting that MY GRANDMOTHER isn’t a prerequisite novel for reading BRITT-MARIE. ![]() She is a woman who has been underappreciated, ignored, and scorned, and she isn’t taking it anymore. After the success of A MAN CALLED OVE and MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE’S SORRY, Fredrik Backman has proven himself to be essential reading.īritt-Marie, the “nag-bag” from MY GRANDMOTHER, is the eponymous character in this truly wonderful book. BRITT-MARIE WAS HERE is a perfect candidate for your next book club pick. ![]()
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