Britt-Marie was here : a novel
(Book)

For as long as anyone can remember, Britt-Marie has been an acquired taste. It's not that she's judgmental or fussy or difficult -- she just expects things to be done in a certain way. A cutlery drawer should be arranged in the right order, for example -- forks, knives, then spoons. We're not animals, are we? But behind the passive-aggressive, socially awkward, absurdly pedantic busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams and a warmer heart than anyone around her realises. So when Britt-Marie finds herself unemployed, separated from her husband of 20 years, left to fend for herself in the miserable provincial backwater that is Borg -- of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it -- and somehow tasked with running the local football team, she is a little unprepared. But she will learn that life may have more to offer her than she's ever realized, and love might be found in the most unexpected of places.