Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie Was Here (originally Britt-Marie var här) is a 2014 novel by Fredrik Backman. It centers around a middle-aged woman named Britt-Marie after the events of My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry.

The novel was later adapted for the silver screen by SF Studios Production AB. The resulting film of the same name starring Pernilla August was released in 2019.

Summary
The plot of the book revolves around a "nag-bag" woman who has just left her cheating husband and gets a job in the city of Borg working for the recreation center. The city itself is barely a full-town with only a pizzeria and a florist shop opened. There, she finds herself responsible for a gaggle of children in an impoverished area in a great need of cleaning. Her husband Kent and her new romantic interest Sven head-off for her attention. Sami, Vega, and Omar challenge the construct of a typical home life. Somebody, a 40-year-old alcoholic runs the hub of the city out of a pizza shop that dabbles in illegal goods.

Characters

 * Britt-Marie
 * Kent
 * Somebody
 * Sami
 * Vega
 * Sven
 * Omar
 * Bank
 * Toad
 * Ben
 * Dino
 * Max
 * Ben's mother
 * Fredrik
 * Psycho
 * Karl