Claire Lombardo

«Una oda fascinante y conmovedora a una familia caótica y llena de amor». Madeline Miller , autora del best seller internacional Circe Marilyn Conolly y David Sorenson se enamoraron en los años s

Ce roman marque l’arrivée d’une plume talentueuse dans le paysage littéraire américain. Claire Lombardo, 30 ans à peine, s’inscrit dans la lignée des conteuses que nous aimons tant : Jane Smiley, Ann

Ce roman marque l’arrivée d’une plume talentueuse dans le paysage littéraire américain. Claire Lombardo, 30 ans à peine, s’inscrit dans la lignée des conteuses que nous aimons tant : Jane Smiley, Ann

Il était une fois en Amérique... la famille idéale. Dans leur belle maison de Chicago, David et Marylin s'aiment d'un amour ardent depuis 40 ans. Mais pour leurs quatre filles, Wendy, Violet, Liza et Grace, le modele est ecrasant : comment etre a la hauteur quand on a grandi a l'ombre de parents toujours aussi epris l'un de l'autre a soixante ans qu'a vingt ?Chacune surfe sur ce traumatisme inverse a sa maniere, entre complicite et vacheries, cachotteries et mensonges, echecs et aspirations. Jusqu'a ce que resurgisse Jonah, quinze ans, le douloureux secret de Violet, authentique avis de tempete sur la meteo domestique.

Wendy, Violet, Liza et Grace : les 4 filles du Dr. Sorenson nous offrent la saga dune famille américaine qui "se dévore comme une série" Le MondeIl était une fois en Amérique... la famille idéale. Dans leur belle maison de Chicago, David et Marylin saiment dun amour ardent depuis 40 ans. Mais pour leurs quatre filles, Wendy, Violet, Liza et Grace, le modele est ecrasant : comment etre a la hauteur quand on a grandi a lombre de parents toujours aussi epris lun de lautre a soixante ans qua vingt ? Chacune surfe sur ce traumatisme inverse a sa maniere, entre complicite et vacheries, cachotteries et mensonges, echecs et aspirations. Jusqua ce que resurgisse Jonah, quinze ans, le douloureux secret de Violet, authentique avis de tempete sur la meteo domestique. Des annees 1970 a nos jours, des joies et blessures de lenfance aux enjeux decisifs de lage adulte, Tout le bonheur du monde nous offre une place privilegiee dans ce grand-huit familial endiable. Aussi drole que touchante, Claire Lombardo a loreille absolue pour les nuances et les contra dictions qui font des relations humaines linepuisable source de tous les tourments. Et de tous les bonheurs.PRESSE : " Tres juste, emouvant, ce roman suit les destinees tourmentees de quatre filles devenues des femmes diversement insatisfaites, scrute les nevroses denfance et devoile les cadavres dans le placard. Il se devore comme une serie ". Le Monde." Claire Lombardo signe un roman epique sur une famille americaine merveilleusement dysfonctionnelle. " Olivia de Lamberterie, Elle." Tout le bonheur du monde est sans nul doute lune des meilleures sagas familiales de ces dernieres annees ". Le journal de Quebec." Lauteur detaille avec sensibilite, humour et sarcasme la complexite des relations entre surs et porte sur ses personnages irresistibles, un regard aussi rosse que bouleversant. " Le Figaro Magazine.

Gluck ist ein vorubergehender Zustand Familie bleibt ein Leben langManchmal kann Julia Ames es gar nicht fassen, was fur ein unwahrscheinlich schones Leben sie fuhrt. Mit Mark hat sie seit Jahrzehnten einen liebenden Ehemann an ihrer Seite, zusammen haben sie zwei Kinder in die Welt gesetzt, auf die sie stolzer nicht sein konnte. Doch Gluck ist nur ein vorubergehender Zustand, wie Julia schnell feststellen muss Familie bleibt einem hingegen ein Leben lang erhalten.Sohn Ben schockiert seine Eltern bei einem Besuch mit einer folgenschweren Nachricht. Tochter Alma ist kurz davor, aufs College zu gehen, was eine ungewohnte Angst vor dem leeren Nest in Julia weckt. Und beim Einkaufen trifft Julia zufallig auf eine Frau, die sie seit fast 20 Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hat einst war die mutterliche Freundin ihre Rettung, bevor sie einer Katastrophe den Weg ebnete. Gefangen zwischen ihrer bewegten Vergangenheit und der chaotischen Gegenwart verliert Julia zunehmend die Kontrolle.Nach dem Bestsellererfolg Der grote Spa, den wir je hatten beweist sich Claire Lombardo erneut als eine meisterhafte Erzahlerin: Brillant erkundet sie Genau so, wie es immer war die komplizierten Gefuhlswelt einer ganz normalen Frau und beleuchtet die fluchtigen und doch tief einschneidenden Momente, die uber Erfolg oder Scheitern einer Ehe und einer Familie entscheiden konnen.In weniger talentierten Handen wurde Genau so, wie es immer war Gefahr laufen, die Kontrolle uber die zeitlichen Sprunge zu verlieren und in Richtung Soap Opera abzudriften; aber vergleichlich mit Franzens Marion Hildebrandt oder Faye, der Erzahlerin von Rachel Cusks Outline-Trilogie, schenkt uns Lombardo eine Frau, deren inneres Leben komplex und aufschlussreich ist. The New York TimesLombardo hat einen hervorragenden Blick fur das feine Gewebe einer Familie. Sie versteht die Natur des speziellen Klebstoffs aus Irritation und Zuneigung, der eine Ehe zusammenhalt. Man beendet die Lekture mit einem Gefuhl der Zufriedenheit daruber, die komplizierte weibliche Protagonistin wirklich kennengelernt zu haben und der Enttauschung, sich nun verabschieden zu mussen. The Washington PostMeisterhaft! People Magazine

APRIL 2024 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler . . . outstanding and highly enjoyableObserverThe Most Fun We Ever Had is as good as books comeTelegraphI loved this bookBryony GordonThe perfect, engrossing holiday readREDA gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its gloryMadeline MillerA moving, immersive, often very funny study of family and sisterhoodSunday TimesLike Meg Wolitzer. A forensic dissection of family past and present, I loved it. If you like reading about relationships, this one is for you. Pandora SykesMEET THE SORENSON FAMILY.MARILYN has somehow fallen into motherhood and spent four decades married toDAVID, whos pretty certain he loves her more than anyone has ever loved another person.WENDY, their eldest, a cause for concern, soothes herself with drink after being widowed young,while VIOLET, lawyer-turned-stay-at-home-mother, is disturbed by the reappearance of a son placed for adoption fifteen years earlier.LIZA, a professor, is pregnant with a baby shes not sure she wants by a man shes not sure she lovesand GRACE, their dawdling youngest daughter, lives a lie that no one in her family suspects.

I FINISHED THIS WONDERFUL BOOK IN FLOODS OF TEARS JESSIE BURTONSUCH A PLEASURE CLARE CHAMBERSWITTY AND INSIGHTFUL BONNIE GARMUSAt fifty-seven, Julia Ames finds herself with an improbably lovely life. She has a husband she loves, two happy children and a contented existence in the suburbs.Shes unprepared, though, for what comes next: a surprise announcement from her straight-arrow son, a soon-to-be empty nest, and a seductive resurgence of the past - all of which threaten to derail Julias hard-earned peace.Wise, witty and deeply moving, this brilliantly observed domestic drama asks what it takes to make - and not to break - a family.A FAMILY SAGA TO SAVE AS A TREAT AND DEVOUR WHEN YOU SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ELSEINDEPENDENTLOMBARDO IS THE NEW ANNE TYLER, WITH TEETH ERICKA WALLERA BIG AMERICAN NOVEL TO GET TOTALLY LOST IN CLAIRE POWELL

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK BY PEOPLE AND PARADE The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had (wonderfully immersivedeliciously absorbingNPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present.Infidelity, dysfunction, secrets this family novel delivers."The New York Times "Lombardo has such a fine eye for the weft and warp of a familys fabric." The Washington Post Witty and insightful...a powerful exploration of marriage, motherhood, and self.Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in ChemistrySame As It Ever Was showcases the consummate style, signature wit, and profound emotional intelligence that made The Most Fun We Ever Had one of the most beloved novels of the past decade. Featuring a memorably messy family and the multifaceted marriage at its heart, Lombardos debut was dubbed the literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler (The Guardian) and hailed as ambitious and brilliantly written (Washington Post). In this remarkable follow-upanother elegant and tumultuous story in the tradition of Elizabeth Strout, Ann Patchett, and Celeste NgLombardo introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters, this time by way of her singularly complicated protagonist.Julia Ames, after a youth marked by upheaval and emotional turbulence, has found herself on the placid plateau of mid-life. But Julia has never navigated the world with the equanimity of her current privileged class. Having nearly derailed herself several times, making desperate bids for the kind of connection that always felt inaccessible to her, she finally feels, at age fifty seven, that she has a firm handle on things.Shes unprepared, though, for what comes next: a surprise announcement from her straight-arrow son, an impending separation from her spikey teenaged daughter, and a seductive resurgence of the past, all of which threaten to draw her back into the patterns that had previously kept her on a razors edge.Same As It Ever Was traverses the rocky terrain of real life, exploring new avenues of maternal ambivalence, intergenerational friendship, and the happenstantial cause-and-effect that governs us all. Delving even deeper into the nature of relationshipshow they grow, change, and sometimes endLombardo proves herself a true and definitive cartographer of the human heart and asserts herself among the finest novelists of her generation.

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A REESES BOOK CLUB PICK A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory. Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe In this rich, complex family saga (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four radically different daughters, each in a state of unrest. Wendy, widowed young, soothes herself with booze and younger men; Violet, a litigator turned stay-at-home-mom, battles anxiety and self-doubt; Liza, a neurotic and newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant with a baby shes not sure she wants by a man shes not sure she loves; and Grace, the dawdling youngest daughter, begins living a lie that no one in her family even suspects. With the unexpected arrival of young Jonah Bendta child placed for adoption by one of the daughters fifteen years beforethe Sorensons will be forced to reckon with the rich and varied tapestry of their past. As they grapple with years marred by adolescent angst, infidelity, and resentment, they also find the transcendent moments of joy that make everything else worthwhile.Dont miss Claire Lombardos new book, Same As It Ever Was!

«Una oda fascinante y conmovedora a una familia caótica y llena de amor». Madeline Miller , autora del best seller internacional Circe Marilyn Conolly y David Sorenson se enamoraron en los años set