Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie can-t stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She is not one to judge others-no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be.

It-s just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But hidden inside the socially awkward, fussy bus Britt-Marie can-t stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins.

She is not one to judge others-no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. It-s just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But 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.

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 finds work as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center. The fastidious Britt-Marie soon finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts. Most alarming of all, she-s given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children-s soccer team to victory.

In this small town of misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?