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324 pages, Hardcover
First published October 3, 2014
"You are not alone if someone needs you."
Backman does it again....creates a one-of-a-kind quirky character, but this one just wants to be loved, needed and remembered.
The laughs begin early on as an honest(to a fault)and forthright 63 year old Britt-Marie enters into a conversation with a girl working in the unemployment office. Desperately in need of a job to improve her self-esteem andneedto be useful, Britt-Marie unknowingly proceeds to insult the girl with a so-called compliment about her hairstyle that willcrack you up!.There the relationship and daily harassment begins anddoes not enduntil temporary employment is secured in the little ghost-like town of Borg.
BRITT-MARIE WAS HEREstarted off really strong for me, but lost momentum when the storyline moved to Borg; picked up again when Matt(the husband)and Sven(the policeman)entered the picture, but lulled again with an ending a bit too ambiguous for me.
Overall, a very strong 3.5 Star read.