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. 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. 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.
She is not one to judge others-no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be.īut hidden inside the socially awkward, fussy busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams, and a warmer heart that anyone around her realizes. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. She begins her day at 6 a.m., because only lunatics wake up later than that. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. The bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry returns with an irresistible novel about finding love and second chances in the most unlikely of places.īritt-Marie can't stand mess.
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