First published 2016
Britt-Marie, a meticulous 60-year-old, flees her cheating husband and stumbles into the rundown burg of Borg. Tasked with running the rec center, she clashes with the rowdy locals. But as Britt-Marie confronts her own fears and loneliness, she unexpectedly becomes a soccer coach, determined to give a group of misfit kids a chance at a better future. A bittersweet, gently humorous story of finding your place in the world.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Borg
Period: 21st-century
324 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books