From the critically acclaimed author of the international phenomenon A MAN CALLED OVE. A funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community, and second chances.
For as long as anyone can remember, Britt-Marie has been an acquired taste. It's not that she's judgemental, or fussy, or difficult - she just expects things to be done in a certain way. A cutlery drawer should be arranged in the right order, for example (knives, forks, then spoons). We're not animals, are we?
But behind the passive-aggressive, socially awkward, absurdly pedantic busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams and a warmer heart than anyone around her realizes.
So when Britt-Marie finds herself unemployed, separated from her husband of 20 years, left to fend for herself in the miserable provincial backwater that is Borg - of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it - and somehow tasked with running the local football team, she is a little unprepared. But she will learn that life may have more to offer her that she's ever realised, and love might be found in the most unexpected of places.
PRAISE FOR MY GRANDMOTHER SENDS HER REGARDS:
"Quirky, humorous and poignant." - Sunday Canberra Times
"I did not want this book to end. It is an enchanting and emotionally engaging journey." - Queensland Times
"Fredrik Backman does it again, managing not only to write a charming novel with extraordinary, memorable characters, but to also convey that it's okay to be different and that everyone has stories which make them what they are." - Coolum and North Shore News
"A warm and tender story about love, loss and second chances, peppered with memorable characters, wonderful set pieces and some beautifully black humour. Ove is a joy from start to finish." - Gavin Extence, author of THE UNIVERSE VS. ALEX WOODS on A MAN CALLED OVE
This book features in our Best Books of 2016 (so far)
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