From theNew York Timesbestelling author ofA Man Called OveFunny and moving, sweet and inspiring story that celebrates the importance of community and connection in a world that can feel isolating.

When Britt-Marie walks out on her cheating husband and has to fend for herself in the miserable backwater town of Borgof which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through itshe finds work as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center. The fastidious Britt-Marie soon finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts. Most alarming of all, shes given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented childrens soccer team to victory. In this small town of misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?