Britt Marie Was Here

Frederik Backman wrote A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry. In the second book was a character named Britt Marie. Britt-Marie Was Here goes on to tell her full story. This author has a special talent in developing characters that are off putting and curmudgeonly at first glance but loveable and considerate once you get to know them.    Britt-Marie is rude and outspoken. She is clearly lacking in social skills. At age 63, she decides to leave her philandering husband and move to Borg, a small town in Sweden, By badgering a woman at the unemployment office she gets a job taking care of the community recreation center. Much to her surprise, the people in the town appreciate her direct style of communication and she becomes popular. I was sad to come to the end of this charming novel.