TY - BOOK AU - Backman,Fredrik AU - Koch,Henning TI - Britt-Marie was here: a novel SN - 9781501142543 AV - PT9877.12.A32 B7613 2017 U1 - 839.73/8 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - Atria Books, Washington Square Press KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Fiction KW - Self-realization KW - Romance fiction KW - Small cities KW - Outcasts KW - Sweden KW - Swedish fiction KW - Translations into English KW - Humorous fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "Originally published in 2014 in Swedish as Britt-Marie var här by Partners in Stories, Stockholm, Sweden"--Title page verso; Includes topics & questions for discussion N2 - Britt-Marie can’t stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She begins her day at 6 a.m., because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. She is not one to judge others—no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. 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 ER -