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A rigid, 63-year-old woman takes a job in a run-down town and becomes a football coach
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What it is about
Britt-Marie has spent her life cleaning and keeping order. After she leaves her husband, she takes a job at a community center in Borg, a poor town. She is asked to coach the children’s football team.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like warm novels like A Man Called Ove.
What you will get
A spin-off from the character in My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry.
Britt-Marie Was Here Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Second chances · Football · Community
Length
324 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Britt-Marie and the people of Borg.
Setting
Borg, a small Swedish town.
What makes it different
A grumpy character who gradually opens up.
Feel
Funny, gentle and touching.
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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