Maria Semple – författare

The new novel from the bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette ⭐ 'Smart, funny and devastating in a great way' Jennette McCurdy ⭐⭐ 'I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book' Guardian ⭐⭐ 'Loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit' Bonnie Garmus ⭐Adora Hazzard has it all figured out.A contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family and the bliss of finally being solo.Alone but far from lonely, she's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started.Adora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. But could a chance encounter with a charming stranger threaten her joyfully curated life and leave Adora suddenly wanting more - even if she must risk everything to get it?Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit and a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist.⭐ 'A wild ride' The Times ⭐⭐ 'I adored this novel and it made me very happy' Nina Stibbe ⭐⭐ 'Maria Semple is a treasure' Los Angeles Times ⭐⭐ 'Funny and clever and sexy and uplifting' Francesca Segal ⭐⭐ 'Adora Hazzard is a heroine for the ages' Rufi Thorpe ⭐

The new novel from the bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette ⭐ 'Smart, funny and devastating in a great way' Jennette McCurdy ⭐⭐ 'I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book' Guardian ⭐⭐ 'Loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit' Bonnie Garmus ⭐Adora Hazzard has it all figured out.A contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family and the bliss of finally being solo.Alone but far from lonely, she's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started.Adora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. But could a chance encounter with a charming stranger threaten her joyfully curated life and leave Adora suddenly wanting more - even if she must risk everything to get it?Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit and a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist.⭐ 'A wild ride' The Times ⭐⭐ 'I adored this novel and it made me very happy' Nina Stibbe ⭐⭐ 'Maria Semple is a treasure' Los Angeles Times ⭐⭐ 'Funny and clever and sexy and uplifting' Francesca Segal ⭐⭐ 'Adora Hazzard is a heroine for the ages' Rufi Thorpe ⭐

A NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerShortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for FictionNow a major motion picture, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig and Billy Crudup'Like A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by Tina Fey' RED MAGAZINEBernadette Fox is notorious.To Elgie Branch, a Microsoft wunderkind, she's his hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled wife.To fellow mothers at the school gate, she's a menace.To design experts, she's a revolutionary architect.And to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, quite simply, mum.Then Bernadette disappears. And Bee must take a trip to the end of the earth to find her.WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE is a compulsively readable, irresistibly written, deeply touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's place in the world.

A NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerShortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for FictionNow a major motion picture, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig and Billy Crudup'Like A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by Tina Fey' RED MAGAZINEBernadette Fox is notorious. To Elgie Branch, a Microsoft wunderkind, she's his hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled wife. To fellow mothers at the school gate, she's a menace. To design experts, she's a revolutionary architect. And to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, quite simply, mum. Then Bernadette disappears. And Bee must take a trip to the end of the earth to find her.WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE is a compulsively readable, irresistibly written, deeply touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's place in the world.

The sparkling debut novel of Maria Semple, author of the WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-shortlisted WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE, including reading group notes.Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life - but she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the sportscaster savant who falls into her trap.

Eleanor Flood knows she's a mess. But today will be different. Today she will shower and put on real clothes. She will attend her yoga class after dropping her son, Timby, off at school. She'll see an old friend for lunch. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action - life happens.For today is the day Timby has decided to pretend to be ill to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day surgeon Joe has chosen to tell his receptionist - but not Eleanor - that he's on vacation. And just when it seems that things can't go more awry, a former colleague produces a relic from the past - a graphic memoir with pages telling of family secrets long buried and a sister to whom Eleanor never speaks.

I den femte delen av Harry Potter-serien måste Harry tampas med Voldemort som har återvänt och förnekelsen från Ministeriet för magi som vägrar erkänna den mörke lorden. Frusterad och arg bildar Harry en hemlig organisation av elever för att lära dem försvarsmagi mot hotet om Voldemort och hans dödsätare. Men när Harry blir alltmer besatt av sanningen finner han sig själv isolerad från sina vänner och alltmer sårbar för Voldemorts inflytande.