Britt-Marie Was Here

Fredrik Backman, a blogger and columnist, is the author of My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry and A Man Called Ove. Both were number one bestsellers in his native Sweden and are being published around the world in more than twenty-five languages.

出版者:Atria Books

作者:Fredrik Backman

页数:336

译者:Bennington Koch

出版时间:2016-5-3

价格:USD 16.82

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781501142536

图书标签:瑞典小说英文原版温情FredrikBackmanBackmanFredrik英文

The bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry returns with an irresistible novel about finding love and second chances in the most unlikely of places.

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.

When Britt-Marie walks out on her cheating husband and has to fend for herself in the miserable backwater town of Borg—of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it—she is more than a little unprepared. Employed as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center, the fastidious Britt-Marie has to cope with muddy floors, unruly children, and a (literal) rat for a roommate. She finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts—and a handsome local policeman whose romantic attentions to Britt-Marie are as unmistakable as they are unwanted. Most alarming of all, she’s given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children’s soccer team to victory. In this small town of big-hearted misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?

Funny and moving, observant and humane, Britt-Marie Was Here celebrates the unexpected friendships that change us forever, and the power of even the gentlest of spirits to make the world a better place.

读后感

《外婆的道歉信》我是在书店里花了很长很长时间看完的，因为在书店工作，是不是会在书架上找一些喜欢的，对口味的书看。看《外婆的道歉信》时，我偷偷的站在书架的角落，看了这个故事。被外婆和爱莎的可爱深深吸引。也为其中的故事深深的感动。那样单纯的爱是多么的珍贵。新的...  

布里特·玛丽看到货架上自己想要的家具没有了，呆立在货架前，又担心其他人对她指指点点，于是随便从货架上拿起一个箱子就走的状态，简直是“世另我”！ 很容易在乎别人的看法，担心自己的一点小动作成为别人的笑柄，害怕自己成为别人的麻烦和负担。突然想起昨天看的韩综《全知...

很少有一本书，会要求读者们再来“复习”一遍，但巴克曼的书会。 对于读过《外婆的道歉信》的读者来说，留在记忆中的，是疯狂又温暖的超级外婆、总在洗手的怪物狼心、爱吃“巧克力”的大狗呜嘶，或是世界最犟7岁女孩爱莎。 可是，你是否注意到一个隐藏在阴影中的角色，她贯穿整...  

有的时候也不禁会想，要是当初那样的话就好了。 要是没脱口说出那句话就好了；要是当时再坚持一下就好了；要是不分手就好了；要是运气再好一点、要是自己更强一点、要是、要是…… 要是一切重来，就不会犯同样的错误了。 回头看看，好像人生尽是一些半途而废的不了了之。 小学...  

用户评价

曾经在这里的Britt-Marie最终哪扇门也没敲，而是一路开车去了巴黎。中老年女性自我意识觉醒的流浪故事，无关责任，无关讨好，无关包容，只留叛逆的自由灵魂。

一如既往地喜欢Backman的文笔 只是这本没有像欧维和外婆的道歉信那么打动我 期待下一本熊镇啦～

63岁的Britt Marie 40多年没有工作，全心全意地照顾Kent 和他的孩子们。然而，晚年的时候，Kent 有了新欢，而孩子们也以各种各样的借口很少回家。 面对无尽的孤独，被孤立的Britt Marie 十分恐惧将来悄无声息地离开人世。于是，Britt Marie 来到了Borg 寻找新生活。 在经济危机中奄奄一息的Borg, Britt Marie 却重新找到了勇气和希望。她甚至成为了孩子们喜欢的“足球教练”。还有一个警察叔叔默默爱上了她。小说的语言轻松幽默，耳边也常常响起Britt Marie 的“HA!" 貌似深处绝境，却穿越重重困难，给一个死气沉沉的小镇带来了温暖的生机。结尾处，Britt Marie 释然又开心的开着自己的小车，穿越黑暗的夜晚，开启美好的旅程～～

读贝克曼的第三本，看到一个与外婆道歉信中不同的玛丽，欧维式的，与自己的过去和解

喜欢。有几个地方差点哭出来。