![]() ![]() She is searching for a job after staying at home with her husband and his children, then just her husband, maintaining the matters of the house. The novel begins with Britt-Marie alone for the first time in decades. ![]() Backman is a legend, and if he isn’t, he should be. Admittedly, I read Beartown in a post-wisdom tooth extraction daze, which probably impacted my intense emotional response to the novel, and then read Us Against You deep in the throws of my first pregnancy– another emotional danger zone– but I cannot blame any sort of external circumstance for my devotion to both A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry. I know that it has been hyped and discussed a multitude of times, but it deserves every ounce of the attention it receives. Now, I know that EVERYONE loves Beartown. My love affair with his works began on July 9, 2017– the day I officially finished reading Beartown. Backman is my reliable author after reading his books, I can say with conviction that I will probably read everything he ever writes. ![]() Last night I finished reading Britt-Marie Was Here and officially concluded the last of my Fredrik Backman TBR. “If a human being closes her eyes hard enough and for long enough, she can remember pretty well everything that has made her happy.” Britt-Marie Was Here ![]() Britt-Marie and my empty coffee cup keep each other company. ![]()
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