Melanie Gideon

"A suspenseful novel about friendships steeped in obsessions, lies and duplicity, with shocking twists that hurtle towards a devastating conclusion."--

Did I Say You Could Go

Baring her soul in an anonymous survey for a marital happiness study, Alice catalogues her stale marriage, unsatisfying job and unfavorable prospects and begins to question virtually every aspect of her life. A first adult novel by the best-selling author of The Slippery Year. 75,000 first printing.

A Novel

Wife 22

"Lux is a single mom struggling to make her way in the world when she stumbles across an idyllic town in the Sonoma valley where she feels instantly at home. It seems like a place from another time--until she realizes it actually is. One night in 1906, an earthquake left Greengage stuck in the past. Lux must keep one foot in her world, raising her son as well as she can with the odds stacked against her, but every day she is more strongly drawn in by the sweet simplicity of life in Greengage, and by the irresistible connection she feels with a man born decades before her time. Soon she finds herself torn between her ties to the modern world-- her adored son--and the first place she has ever felt truly at home."--

Valley of the Moon

A seventeen-year-old disfigured boy travels to an alternate world to save his mother's life.

Pucker

Staying at her great-aunt's cabin on the St. George River in Maine, Arian finds that House can communicate with her, River is composed of tears from generations of women's lives, and that swallowing a sliver of the full moon is not an action to be taken lightly. Her story is one of remembering, joining and healing four generations of mothers and daughters, including a reweaving of the stories of Demeter, Persephone and Hecate with breath-taking description and power.

The Girl who Swallowed the Moon

“A skillful blend of pop-culture references, acidic humor, and emotional moments. It will take its rightful place . . . alongside Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary, Anna Maxted’s Getting Over It, and Allison Pearson’s I Don’t Know How She Does It.”—Library Journal (starred review) Alice has been married to her husband, William, for twenty years. Though she can still remember the first time they met like it was yesterday, these days she finds herself posting things on Facebook that she used to confide to him. So when she’s invited to participate in an anonymous online survey on marriage and love, she finds that all her longings come pouring out as she dutifully answers questions under the name “Wife 22.” Evaluating her responses is “Researcher 101,” who seems to listen to her in a way that William hasn’t in a very long time, and before she knows it, she finds herself trying hard not to e-flirt with him. Meanwhile, her elderly father is chatting on Facebook, her fifteen-year-old daughter is tweeting, and everything in her life is turning upside down. Wife 22 is a hilariously funny, profoundly moving, and deeply perceptive novel about the ways we live and love in this technological age, from a dazzling new voice in fiction. “An LOL Instagram about love in a wired world.”—People “Vibrant, au courant, and hilarious . . . brilliant!”—Adriana Trigiani BONUS: This edition includes a Wife 22 discussion guide.

A celebration of the indignities and consolations of modern domestic life describes the author's haphazard experiences after coming into a realization of her own mortality upon reaching her mid-40s, an awakening that prompted her efforts to find meaning in everyday activities, relationships and objects. Reprint. A New York Times extended-list best-seller.

A Meditation on Happily Ever After

The Slippery Year

Jetzt mal ehrlich ... Dieses Buch ersetzt die beste Freundin! Würden wir uns nur endlich trauen, anderen jene Fragen zu stellen, die uns wirklich interessieren! Vielleicht wüssten wir dann besser, was wirklich zählt im Leben. Liebe ich meinen Mann überhaupt noch? Ist es schlimm, wenn es mir besser geht, wenn die Kinder nicht zu Hause sind? Wann ist meine Leidenschaft auf der Strecke geblieben? Und gibt es sie noch, die süßen Geheimnisse in meinem Leben? Schonungslos ehrlich und zugleich urkomisch beschreibt Melanie Gideon ein Jahr in ihrem Leben, in dem sie sich diesen Fragen stellte. Ein Jahr, in dem sie um ein Haar alles über den Haufen geworfen hätte. Um am Ende festzustellen, dass Leidenschaft und Liebe oft ganz woanders zu finden sind, als dort, wo wir sie suchen ...

Wie ich die Liebe zurück in meinen Alltag brachte

Liebst du noch, oder lebst du schon?

The hilarious and passionate NEW YORK TIMES bestselling story of a woman's reckoning with domesticity, mortality and the bittersweet gains and losses of adult life. When her husband buys a jacked-up truck complete with cattle guard, Melanie Gideon - wife, mother and dog owner - knows her life is about to change. He dreams of taking road trips in it, but Melanie can't muster up any enthusiasm. Instead, the roar of its diesel engine seems to rip through her suburban existence. Dazed, confused and no longer able to recognise herself, she wonders: is this all there is? THE SLIPPERY YEAR is a poignant and funny insight into a year in Melanie's life as she tries to come to terms with her 'happily ever after'. In her quest to reignite passion, beauty and mystery in her life, Melanie reflects on her receding youth and impending midlife, only to discover the sweetness of ordinary pleasures that were there all along ...

How One Woman Found Happiness In Everyday Life

" Od: Żona_22 Żona_22@osrodeknetherfield.org Do: Asystent_101 Asystent_101@osrodeknetherfield.org Wysłano: Pt 2012-05-25 09:22 Temat: Hazard Czasami gdy loguję się do komputera, czuję się jak hazardzista siedzący w kasynie. Ogarnia mnie uczucie ekscytacji pomieszanej ze zniecierpliwieniem, mam wrażenie, że wszystko może się zdarzyć. Wkraczam w swój sekretny świat, bez sikającego psa, dorastających dzieci i męża, z którym po 20 latach małżeństwa mamy sobie coraz mniej do powiedzenia. Dawno, dawno temu ja i mój mąż co wieczór przed zaśnięciem leżeliśmy w łóżku i zamiast zamieszczać posty na Facebooku, rozmawialiśmy. Muszę przyznać, że brakuje mi tego... Żona_22 „Zachwycająca książka, która rozśmieszy Cię do łez”. Gretchen Rubin, autorka powieści „Projekt: Szczęście” "

Żona_22

Lux Lysanderová je uhoněná svobodná matka a špatně placená servírka. Před totálním zhroucením ji zachrání nabídka rodičů, aby si na dva týdny vyjela někam do přírody, že se jí postarají o čtyřletého syna.Lux vyrazí tábořit do místa zvaného Měsíční údolí a užívá si volnosti. Uprostřed noci ji probudí zima, a když vyjde ze stanu obklopuje ji hustá mlha, z níž v dálce problikává světlo. Vydá se tím směrem a najednou se ocitá na prosluněné louce uprostřed skupiny lidí, jejichž oblečení, způsob mluvy i chování působí dojmem, jako by byli z jiných časů.A pak si Lux uvědomí, že oni jsou z jiných časů.Ocitla se v idylické komunitě, žijící v naprostém odloučení od světa. Jakmile v ní odezní šok, že se přesunula časem na začátek dvacátého století, začne si Lux užívat přirozenosti a nekomplikovanosti zdejšího života. Stres a vypětí moderní doby se rozplývají, namísto nich nastupuje klid a nebývalá energie.Ke své neskonalé úlevě se může přesunovat v čase tam a zpět: od milovaného syna, který je bezezbytku dítětem moderních časů, ji to táhne zpátky na jediné místo, kde se cítí opravdu doma. Jak dlouho lze ovšem vést takto rozpolcený život?

Měsíční údolí

Alice e William Buckle se casaram apaixonados. Mas, dois filhos e quase vinte anos depois, Alice está entediada. Por isso, quando recebe um convite por e-mail para participar de uma pesquisa on-line sobre casamentos, ela aceita num impulso. Respondendo às perguntas enviadas por um pesquisador anônimo e carismático, Alice tem a oportunidade de reexaminar a história do próprio relacionamento. Protegidos pelos pseudônimos Esposa 22 e Pesquisador 101, Alice e o condutor da pesquisa iniciam uma intensa troca de mensagens que acaba tomando um rumo cada vez mais íntimo. Numa trama que se desenvolve através das respostas ao questionário, e-mails, postagens no Facebook, mensagens de texto e até mesmo por diálogos estruturados na forma de cenas de teatro (embora sua única peça tenha sido um fracasso, Alice ainda mantém a alma de dramaturga), Esposa 22 faz um retrato honesto e divertido de uma mulher divida entre seus desejos e responsabilidades e as aventuras permitidas pelo anonimato da comunicação digital.

Esposa 22

Melanie Gideon’s hilarious memoir is a disarmingly honest take on marriage and motherhood by a woman who realized she was sleepwalking through life and decided she needed to do something about it. The Slippery Year chronicles her struggle to rediscover meaning and pleasure in life while navigating the comical ups and downs of cohabiting with a husband, a child, and a dog: mattress wars with her snoring mate, the psychological minefield of the school carpool line, and sending her son to sleep-away camp for the first time. Gideon manages to be laugh-out-loud funny while also reflecting beautifully and movingly on her quest to appreciate what she has.

Să ai un secret este cel mai puternic afrodiziac din lume și, în mod inevitabil, exact ce lipsește dintr-o căsnicie. „Alcătuită dintr-o țesătură de narațiune clasică, e-mailuri, discuții pe Facebook și alte mijloace digitale de comunicare, cartea lui Melanie Gideon este confesiunea sinceră a unei femei care se luptă să-și împace propriile dorințe cu responsabilitățile pe care le are, precum și un studiu actual despre intimitatea și anonimatul oferite de mediile online. Având personaje bine conturate și o poveste emoțională subtilă și nuanțată, Soția 22 e un roman cu adevărat convingător.“ – Publishers Weekly „Și îmi tratez viața ca pe ceva care trebuie extras din mină și apoi ambalat pentru consumul public. Fiecare postare, fiecare încărcare, fiecare Like, fiecare Interes, fiecare Comentariu este un spectacol. Dar ce se întâmplă cu interpreta când joacă pe o scenă goală? Și când lumea reală a devenit așa de pustie? Când toți au abandonat-o pentru cea virtuală?“ – Soția 22

Soția 22

»Habe ich das tatsächlich getan? Ikea-Fleischbällchen als meine eigenen ausgegeben? Und vor unseren Freunden zugegeben, dass wir nur einmal im Monat Sex haben?« Vielleicht lag es daran, dass ich die zusätzlichen Kilos nicht mehr loswurde. Oder daran, dass ich das Alter erreicht hatte, in dem meine Mutter starb. Vielleicht aber auch daran, dass mein Mann und ich uns irgendwie nichts mehr zu sagen hatten. Als die Online-Studie ›Die Ehe im 21. Jahrhundert‹ in meiner Inbox landete, ahnte ich nicht, wie sehr sie mein Leben verändern sollte. Plötzlich vertraute ich unter dem Pseudonym ›Ehefrau 22‹ irgendeinem ›Forscher 101‹ intimste Geheimnisse über meine Ehe an. Vor der Studie war ich schlicht Alice Buckle: Ehefrau, Mutter, begeisterte Facebook-Userin, bekennender Internetjunkie. Jetzt bin ich auch noch ›Ehefrau 22‹. Und mein E-Mail-Austausch mit ›Forscher 101‹ hat sich irgendwie verselbständigt. Wir sind uns ziemlich nahe gekommen. Ich muss eine Entscheidung treffen. Eine Entscheidung, die meine Familie, meine Ehe, mein ganzes Leben verändern wird. Gerade bin ich allerdings zu sehr damit beschäftigt, Fragen zu beantworten. So ein Geheimnis kann ein ziemlich gutes Aphrodisiakum sein ...

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