
In this world of oddballs and misfits, can Britt-Marie finally find a place where she belongs? And even more surprisingly, she is the object of romantic desire for a friendly and handsome local policeman named Sven. In her new role as reluctant mentor to these lost young boys and girls, Britt-Marie soon finds herself becoming increasingly vital to the community. Thus begins a beautiful and unlikely partnership. She’s the least likely candidate, but their need is obvious and there is no one else to do it. When the village’s youth team becomes desperate for a coach, they set their sights on her.

For the fastidious Britt-Marie, this new world of noisy children, muddy floors, and a roommate who is a rat (literally), is a hard adjustment.Īs for the citizens of Borg, with everything that they know crumbling around them, the only thing that they have left to hold onto is something Britt-Marie absolutely loathes: their love of soccer. She finally walks out on her loveless forty-year marriage and finds a job in the only place she can: Borg, a small, derelict town devastated by the financial crisis. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.īut at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough.

She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than that.
