Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel
Beloved and bestelling novelist Carrie Fisher's "autobiographical...funny, and touching, single woman's exploration of survival and motherhood in 1990s Hollywood" (Harper's Bazaar) is a dazzling romantic comedy full of "charm with a vengeance" (Entertainment Weekly). Hollywood screenwriter Cora Sharpe has what one of the endless intimates she thinks of as her "Committee" calls "a big, loud life." Her confidant and writing partner, Bud, has been on a manic-depressive roller coaster. Her dear friend William, AIDS-ridden, has finally taken leave of his live. And in the vacuum that follows his departure, Cora's romance with quiet gentle Ray has flickered and expired. Then Cora finds out she's pregnant, and even the Committee can't steer her through this one. Enter Cora's mother, Viv, with her "delusions of grandma" and a madcap scheme to kidnap Cora's grandpa from his nursing home. All she needs is a little help from Cora and Bud, who are only too happy to take their troubled act on the road...
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Britt-Marie was Here is the best-selling novel by author Fredrik Backman. He also penned A Man Called Ove (another book I'd highly recommend!).
This my second novel by this author and he has now placed himself on a short list of authors that I must read everything they write (Louise Penny and Ruta Sepetys are also on this list). His writing style digs at the heart of the reader moving one from laughter to tears and back again, sometimes in a single chapter; even a single sentence.
Britt-Marie is a possible divorcee. She's found herself in the position of a wife no longer needed in a town no longer worthy of her. After her husband's affair (Kent - a character you hate, then like, the hate, then sort of like...it's a conundrum really how Backman runs the gambit of emotions for this man) and his then subsequent heart-attack...karma? of which Britt-Marie learns about from "the other woman," she finds herself in need of change. A trip to the unemployment office to find a job for the first time in many years begins for her a new life; one she would have never imagined. Her list of daily chores that she must do (especially if she wrote her list in pen) and her love for Faxin window cleaner and balconies make Britt-Marie a character you love despite her quirks. It's her insertion of personality into the misfit tiny town of Borg as a cleaning lady and the tiny changes that resonate at the heart of who she is that make you question why we try to change people? Can't we find what is good in them and let them be?
This novel reminds the reader not to take others for granted, to understand that within our circumstances there is room to consider others' circumstances, and it's never too late to begin again.
A full ☕☕☕☕☕ from me and looking forward to reading more of this author's work.
Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, as well as a novella, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer. His books are published in more than thirty-five countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.
For more about him and his novels, visit his page with Simon and Schuster:
http://simonandschuster.com/authors/Fredrik-Backman/411545926
This my second novel by this author and he has now placed himself on a short list of authors that I must read everything they write (Louise Penny and Ruta Sepetys are also on this list). His writing style digs at the heart of the reader moving one from laughter to tears and back again, sometimes in a single chapter; even a single sentence.
Britt-Marie is a possible divorcee. She's found herself in the position of a wife no longer needed in a town no longer worthy of her. After her husband's affair (Kent - a character you hate, then like, the hate, then sort of like...it's a conundrum really how Backman runs the gambit of emotions for this man) and his then subsequent heart-attack...karma? of which Britt-Marie learns about from "the other woman," she finds herself in need of change. A trip to the unemployment office to find a job for the first time in many years begins for her a new life; one she would have never imagined. Her list of daily chores that she must do (especially if she wrote her list in pen) and her love for Faxin window cleaner and balconies make Britt-Marie a character you love despite her quirks. It's her insertion of personality into the misfit tiny town of Borg as a cleaning lady and the tiny changes that resonate at the heart of who she is that make you question why we try to change people? Can't we find what is good in them and let them be?
This novel reminds the reader not to take others for granted, to understand that within our circumstances there is room to consider others' circumstances, and it's never too late to begin again.
A full ☕☕☕☕☕ from me and looking forward to reading more of this author's work.
Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, as well as a novella, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer. His books are published in more than thirty-five countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.
For more about him and his novels, visit his page with Simon and Schuster:
http://simonandschuster.com/authors/Fredrik-Backman/411545926
The first chapter of this book had me laughing out loud. Britt-Marie is an endearing character who is coming into her own at 64 having left her husband and moving to a little town called Borg. If you enjoyed A Man Called Ove you will enjoy this one.
This was a struggle. Britt-Marie has recently left her husband (long over due) & finds herself in the dying town of Borg as the caretaker of the rec center. A lot of misfit characters who use nicknames instead of real names (Somebody, Bank, Psycho
If you like reading about quirky people, you will like this book. We are all unique and may not fit just anywhere, but we all fit in somewhere.
Facebook was absolutely adorable I love Brit I enjoyed that she has like an odd add type personality it was really cool to see that and a book I wish more people would put that out there as I have dyslexia and it'd be cool to have a book about somebody that has dyslexia Maybe they discovered something cool or something I don't know but anyway this book was really good I really enjoyed it
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