Stories of old people finding their way again in this world after suffering the death of their loved one or a crisis always gets me in tears and a bubbling mess of emotion!īritt-Marie Was Here tells the tale of Britt-Marie who played a significant character in My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologizes, where we last saw her heartbroken after discovering her husband’s affair. He is one of my favourite authors after I’ve had the pleasure of reading A Man Called Ove (one of my favourite 2016 reads!) and My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologizes (yes, his titles are always a mouthful). I was more than thrilled to find out that Fredrik Backman released a new book. 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. It’s just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.īut at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough. 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. Buy from Book Depository, Kinokuniya Malaysiaįrom the bestselling author of 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.īritt-Marie can’t stand mess.
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