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.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Deeply unhappy in spite of a luxurious Hollywood life with an emotionally distant rock-and-roll manager husband and beloved toddler, Violet Parry rediscovers passion through a relationship with a small-time bass player, a situation that is further complicated by her high-strung sister-in-law and a gifted sportscaster. A first novel.

A Novel

This One is Mine

* Instant New York Times Bestseller * Named a Notable Book of 2016 by the Washington Post, one of Amazon's Top 100 Books of the Year, one of New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books, one of The Guardian's Best Books of 2016, one of NPR's Best Books of 2016, a Must-Read Book of 2016 by PopSugar, one of EW's 20 Best Books of 2016, one of Glamour's Top Ten Books of the Year, and one of Kirkus Reviews' "Best 100 Fiction Books of 2016" A brilliant novel from the author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, forced to abandon her small ambitions and awake to a strange, new future. Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action-life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day Joe has chosen to tell his office-but not Eleanor-that he's on vacation. Just when it seems like things can't go more awry, an encounter with a former colleague produces a graphic memoir whose dramatic tale threatens to reveal a buried family secret. TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT is a hilarious, heart-filled story about reinvention, sisterhood, and how sometimes it takes facing up to our former selves to truly begin living.

Today Will Be Different

Când Bee, fiica de cincisprezece ani a lui Bernadette, îi cere mamei ei să plece în excursia cu familia pe care i-a promis-o dacă obține rezultate bune la școală, aceasta din urmă începe să facă pregătiri frenetice pentru călătorie. Agorafobă și extenuată de viața în Seattle pe care nu și-a dorit-o niciodată, Bernadette este în pragul unei crize de nervi până când, într-o bună zi, dispare de acasă. Iar lui Bee nu-i rămâne decât să pună cap la cap e-mailuri, documente oficiale și scrisori pentru a dezvălui trecutul secret pe care Bernadette l-a ascuns timp de zeci de ani. Unde ai dispărut, Bernadette? este un roman ingenios și antrenant despre o familie ai cărei membri ajung să se accepte așa cum sunt, și despre puterea iubirii unei fiice pentru mama ei nu tocmai perfectă.

Unde Ai Dispărut, Bernadette?

Where Did You Go Bernadette

Até ao fim do mundo

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.

Roteirista de séries como Mad About You e Arrested Development, Maria Semple constrói, em seu segundo romance, uma contundente comédia de costumes sobre uma família americana em crise. Bernadette Fox é notável. Aos olhos de seu marido, guru tecnológico da Microsoft e rock star do mundo nerd, ela se torna mais maníaca a cada dia; para as demais mães da Galer Street, escola liberal frequentada pela elite de Seattle, ela só causa desgosto; os especialistas em design ainda a consideram uma gênia da arquitetura sustentável, e Bee, sua filha de quinze anos, acha que tem a melhor mãe do mundo. Até que Bernadette desaparece do mapa. Tudo começa quando Bee mostra seu boletim (impecável) e reivindica a prometida recompensa: uma viagem de família à Antártida. Mas Bernadette tem tal ojeriza a Seattle - e às pessoas em geral - que evita ao máximo sair de casa, e contratou uma assistente virtual na Índia para realizar suas tarefas mais básicas. Uma viagem ao extremo sul do planeta é uma perspectiva um tanto problemática. Para encontrar sua mãe, Bee compila e-mails, documentos oficiais e correspondências secretas, buscando entender quem é essa mulher que ela acreditava conhecer tão bem e o motivo de seu desaparecimento. Maria Semple revela, em seu segundo romance, a influência de grandes escritores contemporâneos como Jonathan Franzen e Jeffrey Eugenides, ao mesmo tempo que se afirma como uma voz original, marcada pelo melhor humor das séries de TV norte-americanas. Sem sentimentalismos, mas com muita empatia, Cadê você, Bernadette? trata do amor incondicional de uma filha por sua mãe imperfeita.

Cadê você, Bernadette?

"Bernadette Fox es famosa. Para Elgin, su marido y gurú de Microsoft, es una esposa con mucho carácter. Para las madres del colegio privado de Seattle adonde lleva a su hija es una deshonra. Para el gremio de arquitectos es un genio, y para Bee, su hija adolescente, es sencillamente mamá. Esta historia comienza cuando Bee llega a casa con excelentes notas. Sus padres le habían prometido que podría escoger el regalo soñado, y Bee decide que quiere un viaje a la Antártida con ellos. Bernadette, que, entre muchas otras cosas, sufre de agorafobia y odia cualquier tipo de contacto social, no es capaz de decirle no a su hija, y entonces-- Bernadette desaparece. La intrépida Bee emprende su búsqueda rastreando la correspondencia de su madre: emails, mensajes, cartas secretas, documentos oficiales-- todo ello servirá para conformar una lectura hilarante que nos ayudará a reflexionar sobre las relaciones familiares"--Publisher's description.

Dónde estás, Bernadette

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.

היום יהיה שונה

Wo steckst du, Bernadette?

Bernadette Fox ist chaotisch, überfordert – und ungeheuer liebenswert. Ihr Ehemann Elgie, der neue Hoffnungsträger bei Microsoft, mag ihren Witz. Und ihre verrückten Ideen. Irgendwie auch ihre Unsicherheit, wenn sie mal wieder von quälenden Ängsten heimgesucht wird. Die anderen Mütter, allesamt perfekt organisiert, halten Bernadette allerdings für eine Nervensäge. Verantwortungslos. Schließlich beschäftigt sie online eine indische Assistentin, die den Alltag für sie regelt. Zum Stundensatz von 0,75 Dollar reserviert Manjula den Tisch im Restaurant, erledigt mal eben die Bankgeschäfte und bucht den Familienurlaub in die Antarktis. Und für ihre 15jährige Tochter Bee, die kleine Streberin, ist Bernadette, na ja, eine Mutter. Bee kennt ja keine andere. Doch irgendwann beschließt Bernadette auszubrechen. Ihr wird das alles zu viel. Und auf einmal ist sie verschwunden ...

Roman

Når Bee på 15 krever en familietur til Antarktis som belønning for toppkarakterene sine, går moren Bernadette, lynskarp men med angst for åpne plasser, energisk i gang med forberedelsene. Etter hvert som den ene katastrofen følger den andre, forsvinner hun, og familien må plukke opp bitene. HVOR BLE DU AV, BERNADETTE er en forfriskende og underholdende roman om hvor vanskelig det kan være å passe inn i de sosiale rammene. Det er også en rørende og varm fortelling om et misforstått geni og en mor og datters forhold i en absurd verden. Maria Semple (f.1964), har bodd og arbeidet i Los Angeles i 15 år. Hun har vært manusforfatter for en lang rekke suksessrike TV-serier, blant andre Ellen, Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development og Beverly Hills 90210. I dag bor hun i Seattle med sin familie.

Hvor ble du av, Bernadette

Joao Ximenes Braga

Eleanor Flood sabe que sua vida está uma bagunça. Mas hoje vai ser diferente. Hoje ela vai tomar banho e vestir roupas decentes. Vai à aula de ioga depois de deixar seu filho Timby na escola. Vai almoçar com uma velha amiga. Não vai suar. Vai transar com o marido Joe. Mas antes que possa colocar seu humilde plano em ação... a vida a surpreende e ela é forçada a abandonar suas humildes ambições e acordar para um novo e inesperado futuro. Hoje Timby decidiu fingir que está doente para passar algum tempo na companhia da mãe. Também é o dia em que o cirurgião Joe decidiu avisar à sua recepcionista - e não à sua esposa - que está de férias. E quando parece que as coisas não podem mais dar errado, um antigo colega de trabalho de Eleanor desenterra uma relíquia do passado: páginas que contam um dos segredos mais bem guardados de Eleanor. Hoje vai ser diferente é uma história hilária e otimista sobre uma mulher que acorda determinada a ser a melhor versão de si mesma.

Hoje Vai Ser Diferente

When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her.

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Magnify Your Business will help you to cut through the noise so that you and your audience can find each other. This book is for entrepreneurs and nonprofit executives who see a need and have a great idea for meeting it. Throughout this book, you'll see tips that apply to both for-profit and nonprofit entities. Don't let your tax status dictate a separate set of rules for magnifying and growing your venture! Regardless of the business model you have chosen, you know that you have something valuable to offer. You just need to connect with those who need and support it. If you are seeking the nuts and bolts to grow your enterprise, then this book is for you. Magnify Your Business is filled with specific resources currently available, many times for free, that you can use to find and connect with your best prospects for long term business relationships. "This book is a must read for anyone who is either starting a business, a seasoned professional or anyone looking to find a blue print for success. Maria Semple has put all the ideas, strategies and tactics into an easy to read and easy to implement book. Once you start it, you won't want to put it down and you will learn from every page." -Andrea Nierenberg Founder and President The Nierenberg Consulting Group Author of five books including Million Dollar Networking: The Sure Way to Find, Grow and Keep Your Business Maria wrote a book that is ideal for anyone looking to grow a small business or nonprofit! Her tips and strategies are easy to implement for the beginner and will open the eyes of even the most seasoned entrepreneurs. Highly recommend! -Mike Michalowicz, Author of Profit First

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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--except that 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 ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. THIS ONE IS MINE is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more--and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness.

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