Try free for 30 days

  • Britt-Marie Was Here

  • By: Fredrik Backman
  • Narrated by: Joan Walker
  • Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (294 ratings)

1 credit a month to use on any title, yours to keep (you’ll use your first credit on this title).
Stream or download thousands of included titles.
Access to exclusive deals and discounts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
Britt-Marie Was Here cover art

Britt-Marie Was Here

By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Joan Walker
Try for $0.00

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.99

Buy Now for $26.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

For as long as anyone can remember, Britt-Marie has been an acquired taste. It's not that she's judgmental 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 - forks, knives, 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 realises. 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 than she's ever realised, and love might be found in the most unexpected of places.

The number-one European best seller by the author of A Man Called Ove, Britt-Marie Was Here is a funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community and second chances.

©2016 Fredrik Backman (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton

What listeners say about Britt-Marie Was Here

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    207
  • 4 Stars
    62
  • 3 Stars
    20
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    224
  • 4 Stars
    33
  • 3 Stars
    5
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    183
  • 4 Stars
    58
  • 3 Stars
    19
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

simply amazing

fredrik Backman is quicly becomung my favorite author, i can not stop enjoy his stories!
same gos for joan Walkers reading paformens, she realy bings there voices to life.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Heartwarming in a surprising way

Frederick Backman creates empathy for irascible old codgers and ‘nag-bags’. Crotchety Britt-Marie encounters sad and damaged people in a dying town, and Backman shines a light of humour and takes us on a journey of transformation.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Okay but not great

This would have enjoyed it more if not for his other books being so amazing. A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises were 5 stars all the way so it is hard to write this review honestly. I probably would have rated it higher if I had read it first. Having said that I still enjoyed it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

DV, community and sport

An excellent example of how domestic violence easily defines, and how sport and community unite to change our definition of self. Absolutely loved the book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

not my favourite Fredrick Backman book

I loved Beartown, A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, but I just couldn't get into this one. It was a poor copy of Ove, the same formula but not the same heart.
Brit-Marie isn't immediately likeable but you do warm to her. Eventually. Her arguing and demanding manner is not like Ove's incorrigible grumpiness. It's just rude and selfish so it takes a while to find some redeeming features. I'm not sure how the locals warm up to her so quickly (especially the smitten copper) as she's quite hard and inflexible. But luckily they do and it's the best thing for her and the town.

I listened to this on audio and Joan Walker does an amazing job. She gives a lot of fun and silliness to the script as well as hitting those darker and sadder moments. Her range of accents was good too.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Another amazing fb story

I love his characters. The story they all carry. Fredrik never disappoints.
I like how the movie is a bit different. Well worth the watch.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Not my favourite book by F Bookman

A great story about a woman finally realising that putting everyone else first is not living your life! But I did not like the performance of BritMarie.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Delightful.

Just delightful. Wonderfully written and narrated. Fredrik Backman is one of my favourite authors now.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Gorgeous story

I love Frederick Backmans characters. So endearing and quirky. A man called Ove is one of my favourite books and this one is a close second

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Delightful

If you loved A Man Called Ove you will love this delightful story about Britt Marie

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.