Maria Semple

Bernadette 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.

Una irresistible, hilarante y emotiva novela que se lee compulsivamente y que, entre carcajadas, nos lleva a reflexionar sobre la relación entre madre e hija, el amor, el trabajo y la amistad. Bernad

The new novel from Maria Semple, author of bestselling Where''d You Go, Bernadette and writer for hit US TV shows Ellen and Saturday Night Live. Meet Eleanor Flood, who wakes up one day determined to be her best self.From the author of Women''s Prize for Fiction shortlisted Where''d You Go, Bernadette - soon to be a major motion picture directed by Richard Linklater.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.From the dazzling pen of Maria Semple, author of bestselling Where''d You Go, Bernadette, comes a hilarious and life-affirming story about a woman who wakes up determined to be her best self.

Apres Bernadette a disparu, Maria Semple revient avec un roman a lhumour ravageur sur les tribulations dune femme au bord de la crise de nerfs.Eleanor Flood est une femme au bord de la crise de nerfs. Mais aujourdhui tout va changer. Elle va prendre une douche et shabiller. Elle va suivre ses cours de poesie et de yoga apres avoir depose son fils Timby a lecole. Elle ne va pas dire de gros mots. Mais... la vie en a decide autrement. Parce que aujourdhui Timby va faire semblant detre malade pour passer la journee avec sa mere. Cest aussi aujourdhui que Joe, son mari, a choisi dannoncer a ses employes quil est en vacances, en omettant de prevenir sa femme. Juste au moment ou Eleanor pense que les choses ne pourraient pas etre pires, elle retrouve un vieux document familial qui va mettre sa vie, chaotique mais finalement assez parfaite, sens dessus dessous.

Bernadette Fox ist chaotisch, uberfordert und ungeheuer liebenswert. Ihr Ehemann Elgie, der neue Hoffnungstrager bei Microsoft, mag ihren Witz. Und ihre verruckten Ideen. Irgendwie auch ihre Unsicherheit, wenn sie mal wieder von qualenden Angsten heimgesucht wird. Die anderen Mutter, allesamt perfekt organisiert, halten Bernadette allerdings fur eine Nervensage. Verantwortungslos. Schlielich beschaftigt sie online eine indische Assistentin, die den Alltag fur sie regelt. Zum Stundensatz von 0,75 Dollar reserviert Manjula den Tisch im Restaurant, erledigt mal eben die Bankgeschafte und bucht den Familienurlaub in die Antarktis. Und fur ihre 15jahrige Tochter Bee, die kleine Streberin, ist Bernadette, na ja, eine Mutter. Bee kennt ja keine andere. Doch irgendwann beschliet Bernadette auszubrechen. Ihr wird das alles zu viel. Und auf einmal ist sie verschwunden

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.

A NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerShortlisted for the 2013 Womens Prize for FictionNow a major motion picture, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig and Billy CrudupLike A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by Tina FeyRED MAGAZINEBernadette Fox is notorious. To Elgie Branch, a Microsoft wunderkind, shes his hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled wife. To fellow mothers at the school gate, shes a menace. To design experts, shes 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.WHERED YOU GO, BERNADETTE is a compulsively readable, irresistibly written, deeply touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughters place in the world.

"Maria Semple is a treasure." Los Angeles Times The New York Times bestselling author of Whered You Go, Bernadette returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet with the story of one womans cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A Stoic philosopher and divorcee, she lives a contented life on New York Citys Upper West Side. Having discovered that the secret to happiness is to desire only what you have, shes applied this insight to blissful effect: relishing her teenage daughter, the freedom of being solo, and her job as a moral tutor for the twin boys of an old-money family. Shes even assembled a "coven"like-minded women who live on the same floor in the legendary Ansoniaand is making active efforts to grow its membership. Adoras carefully curated life is humming along brilliantly until a chance meeting with a handsome stranger.Soon, her ordered world is upended by black-market art deals, secret rendezvous, and international intrigue . . . and her pastwhich she has worked so hard to burylands like a bomb in her present. Inflamed by unquenchable desire, Adora finds herself a woman wanting more: and shell risk everything to get it.Adora Hazzards journey of self-discovery will grip you from the start. Romantic, hilarious, intelligent, and bursting with the stuff of life, Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one womans mid-life transformation, cementing Maria Semple in the pantheon of our most exciting and important contemporary writers.

Eleanor Flood knows shes 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. Shell see an old friend for lunch. She wont 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 mothers company. Its also the day surgeon Joe has chosen to tell his receptionist - but not Eleanor - that hes on vacation. And just when it seems that things cant 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.

The sparkling debut novel of Maria Semple, author of the WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION-shortlisted WHERED 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 shes 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 shes risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are Davids hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the sportscaster savant who falls into her trap.

Una matriarca misántropa provoca una crisis familiar al desaparecer misteriosamente. Una novela irresistible, hilarante y emotiva que ha inspirado la película protagonizada por Cate Blanchett.Bernadette Fox es famosa. Para Elgie, su marido y guru de Microsoft, es una esposa con mucho caracter. Para las madres del colegio privado de Seattle donde lleva a su hija es una deshonra. Para el gremio de arquitectos es un genio, y para Bee, su hija adolescente, es sencillamente mama.Esta historia comienza cuando Bee llega a casa con excelentes notas. Sus padres le habian prometido que podria escoger el regalo soñado, y Bee decide que quiere un viaje a la Antartida con ellos. Bernadette, que, entre muchas otras cosas, sufre de agorafobia y odia cualquier tipo de contacto social, no es capaz de decirle que no a su hija, y entonces... Bernadette desaparece.La intrepida Bee emprende su busqueda rastreando la correspondencia de su madre: emails, mensajes, cartas secretas, documentos oficiales... todo ellos servira para conformar una lectura hilarante que nos ayudara a reflexionar sobre las relaciones familiares. Y es que Bernadette, a pesar de todas sus imperfecciones, es un regalo para el lector.La critica ha dicho... Devore este libro con infinito placer. Jonathan FranzenLa novela epistolar de Semple satiriza a proposito de Seattle, Microsoft, los padres sobreprotectores, la elite y las reveladoras a la vez que refinadas verdades sobre la familia, el genio, la ambicion y la adaptacion. Gillian FlynnUna mirada muy divertida y dolorosa a una mujer que esta en un momento de caos, ante un cambio enorme en su vida, que nos habla de lo que pasa cuando empiezas a plantearte como creias que serias y toca hacer frente a quien eres y seguir adelante. Cate BlanchettBajo la apariencia de una hilarante comedia, Semple explora las preguntas universales de por que hacemos lo que hacemos y por que amamos lo que amamos hasta extremos tan dulces como inesperados.BooklistUna novela divinamente divertida que supera cualquier tipo de convencion.The New York TimesUna delicia, no pararas de reir.VogueImposible no quedar hechizado por su lectura.Los Angeles TimesCalida, oscura, triste y divertida, una comedia verdaderamente loca que merece la puntuacion maxima por haber trascendido su propio genero.The Washington Post

Eleanor sabe que es un desastre. Hoy, sin embargo, le echará valor y se enfrentará a los pequeños asuntos cotidianos. Se duchará y se vestirá. Llevará al colegio a su hijo Timby y luego irá a sus clases de yoga y de poesia. No dira tacos. Tomara la iniciativa y retomara el sexo con su marido, Joe. Sin embargo, antes de que pueda poner en marcha su modesto plan, ocurrira algo: la vida. Resulta que ese dia Timby decide hacerse el enfermo para poder estar con su madre. Y Joe decide contar a sus compañeros de trabajo (aunque no a su mujer) que esta de vacaciones. Justo cuando parece que las cosas no pueden ir peor, el reencuentro con un antiguo colega profesional amenaza con revelar un secreto familiar enterrado hace mucho ." Hoy todo sera distinto " es una historia divertidisima y emotiva sobre la reinvencion, sobre la complicidad familiar y sobre como en ocasiones hay que plantar cara al antiguo yo para poder empezar a vivir de verdad.

Like A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by Tina Fey' Sam Baker, RED MAGAZINEShortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for FictionA NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerCOMING SOON: The film adaptation, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig and Billy CrudupBernadette 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.

Eleanor sabe que es un desastre. Hoy, sin embargo, le echará valor y se enfrentará a los pequeños asuntos cotidianos. Se duchará y se vestirá. Llevará al colegio a su hijo Timby y luego irá a sus clases de yoga y de poesia. No dira tacos. Tomara la iniciativa y retomara el sexo con su marido, Joe. Sin embargo, antes de que pueda poner en marcha su modesto plan, ocurrira algo: la vida. Resulta que ese dia Timby decide hacerse el enfermo para poder estar con su madre. Y Joe decide contar a sus compañeros de trabajo (aunque no a su mujer) que esta de vacaciones. Justo cuando parece que las cosas no pueden ir peor, el reencuentro con un antiguo colega profesional amenaza con revelar un secreto familiar enterrado hace mucho." Hoy todo sera distinto " es una historia divertidisima y emotiva sobre la reinvencion, sobre la complicidad familiar y sobre como en ocasiones hay que plantar cara al antiguo yo para poder empezar a vivir de verdad.

Una matriarca misántropa provoca una crisis familiar al desaparecer misteriosamente. Una novela irresistible, hilarante y emotiva que ha inspirado la película protagonizada por Cate Blanchett. Bernadette Fox es famosa. Para Elgie, su marido y guru de Microsoft, es una esposa con mucho caracter. Para las madres del colegio privado de Seattle donde lleva a su hija es una deshonra. Para el gremio de arquitectos es un genio, y para Bee, su hija adolescente, es sencillamente mama. Esta historia comienza cuando Bee llega a casa con excelentes notas. Sus padres le habian prometido que podria escoger el regalo soñado, y Bee decide que quiere un viaje a la Antartida con ellos. Bernadette, que, entre muchas otras cosas, sufre de agorafobia y odia cualquier tipo de contacto social, no es capaz de decirle que no a su hija, y entonces... Bernadette desaparece. La intrepida Bee emprende su busqueda rastreando la correspondencia de su madre: emails, mensajes, cartas secretas, documentos oficiales... todo ellos servira para conformar una lectura hilarante que nos ayudara a reflexionar sobre las relaciones familiares. Y es que Bernadette, a pesar de todas sus imperfecciones, es un regalo para el lector.La critica ha dicho...Devore este libro con infinito placer.Jonathan Franzen La novela epistolar de Semple satiriza a proposito de Seattle, Microsoft, los padres sobreprotectores, la elite y las reveladoras a la vez que refinadas verdades sobre la familia, el genio, la ambicion y la adaptacion.Gillian Flynn Una mirada muy divertida y dolorosa a una mujer que esta en un momento de caos, ante un cambio enorme en su vida, que nos habla de lo que pasa cuando empiezas a plantearte como creias que serias y toca hacer frente a quien eres y seguir adelante.Cate Blanchett Bajo la apariencia de una hilarante comedia, Semple explora las preguntas universales de por que hacemos lo que hacemos y por que amamos lo que amamos hasta extremos tan dulces como inesperados.BooklistUna novela divinamente divertida que supera cualquier tipo de convencion.The New York Times Una delicia, no pararas de reir.Vogue Imposible no quedar hechizado por su lectura.Los Angeles Times Calida, oscura, triste y divertida, una comedia verdaderamente loca que merece la puntuacion maxima por haber trascendido su propio genero.The Washington Post