If I had to pick one word to describe this story, I would say "sweet".
A year turned into several years, and several years turned into all the years. One morning you wake up with more life behind you than in front of you, not being able to understand how it's happened.
From page 1, I was in love with Britt-Marie. She just had this honesty about her that I loved. As each recollection and truth about Britt-Marie's life is revealed, my heart swelled more and more. She lived a life of no existence. She went from living in the shadow of her sister, to being part of a marriage where she continued to lose herself even more. It's astounding that at 63, she had reached her limit and fled her non-life. This journey took her to Borg, a little down on its luck village, which embraced her, and allowed her to feel as though she was needed, necessary, important.
As if when she jumped into the air when Ben scored, she came back down to the earth as a different person. The sort of person who jumps.
There are too many lovely moments in this book to count, and I also laughed, a lot. Then there was the crying part (NO!). I really enjoyed taking this journey of self discovery with Britt-Marie. So many wonderful, colorful, and interesting people made this journey worthwhile.
"She always said that in the middle of all the crap, in the thick of it all, you always had a sunny story turning up. Which makes it all worthwhile." The next words that come are smiling: "You're my sunny story, Britt-Marie."
Overall: Smile inducing story, but I had hoped for a little different ending.
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