ANNA QUINDLEN

The Lathams seem to have it all: health, wealth and a vibrant family life. As Mary Beth Latham contemplates a life built around home, friends and community, she has every reason to feel fulfilled and content. Then, for one of her sons, a process of unravelling begins.

From Anna Quindlen, acclaimed author of Blessings, Black and Blue, and One True Thing, a superb novel about two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matter most. Its an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurices perfect life hits a wall. A household name as the host of Rise and Shine, the countrys highest-rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial breakbut not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike. In an instant, its the end of an era, not only for Meghan, who is unaccustomed to dealing with adversity, but also for her younger sister, Bridget, a social worker in the Bronx who has always lived in Meghans long shadow. The effect of Meghans on-air truth telling reverberates through both their lives, affecting Meghans son, husband, friends, and fans, as well as Bridgets perception of her sister, their complex childhood, and herself. What follows is a story about how, in very different ways, the Fitzmaurice women adapt, survive, and manage to bring the whole teeming world of New York to heel by dint of their smart mouths, quick wits, and the powerful connection between them that even the worst tragedy cannot shatter.

For fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler comes a brilliant and poignant novel from the Richard and Judy Book Club and Number One bestselling author Anna Quindlen

For fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler comes a brilliant and poignant novel from the Richard and Judy Book Club and Number One bestselling author Anna Quindlen

Una novela sobrecogedora sobre un tema de dolorosa actualidad. El maltrato de mujeres en la relación conyugal es una de las mayores sordideces que se viven a diario en nuestro mundo. Y en esta historia de profundas connotaciones humanas, rara penetracion psicologica y alta factura literaria, Anna Quindlen traza el descarnado y conmovedor retrato de una mujer que un dia dijo basta

Una novela de rara penetración psicológica que trata temas tan difíciles como la eutanasia, la enfermedad y la muerte con un realismo profundo y conmovedor.

~The New York Times bestselling novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer~Millers Valley reads like a companion to Elizabeth Strouts Olive Kitteridge Elisabeth Egan, author of A Window Opens Mimi Millers family have lived in Millers Valley for generations and at times it feels like nothing ever changes until now when the town is under threat. But as Mimi looks back on the span of her life in this place, she confronts the toxicity of secrets, the dangers of gossip, the flaws of marriage, the risks and inequalities of friendship, loyalty and passion. Home, she acknowledges, is somewhere its just as easy to feel lost as contented. A captivating, beautifully crafted story of family and memory that recalls the work of Anne Tyler or Elizabeth Strout, Millers Valley reminds us that the place where you grew up can disappear, and the people in it too, but all will live on in your heart for ever.Qualities and shades of love are this writers strong suit, and she has the unusual talent for writing about them with so much truth and heart that one is carried away on a tidal wave of involvement and concernElizabeth Jane HowardMesmerizing. Quindlen makes her characters so richly alive, so believable, that its impossible not to feel every doubt and dream they harbor . . . Overwhelmingly moving New York Times

Mary Beth Latham a construit sa vie autour de sa famille. Avec amour, elle veille au bien-être de ses trois adolescents en préservant les rituels de leur vie quotidienne. Quand l’un de ses fils sombr

Candid and complex and ultimately quite hopeful Claire LombardoBeautiful and deeply moving J. Courtney SullivanA story of abiding hope Mary Beth Keane When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are left to struggle without the woman who centred their lives. Bill Brown finds himself overwhelmed, and Annies best friend Annemarie is lost to old bad habits without Annies support. It is Annies daughter, Ali, forced to try to care for her younger brothers and even her father, who manages to maintain some semblance of their former lives for them all, and who confronts the complicated truths of adulthood. Yet over the course of the next year, while Annie looms large in their memories, all three are able to grow, to change, even to become stronger and more sure of themselves. The enduring power Annie gave to those who loved her is the power to love, and to go on without her. Written in Quindlens emotionally resonant voice, and with her deep and generous understanding of people, After Annie is a story that ends with hope, a beautiful novel about how adversity can change us in profound ways.Praise for Anna Quindlen Leaves the reader feeling grateful, wide awake, lucky to be alive Michael Chabon Simply impossible to forget Alice Hoffman Qualities and shades of love are this writers strong suit, and she has the unusual talent for writing about them with so much truth and heart Elizabeth Jane Howard Breathtaking... Quindlen writes superbly about families, grief and betrayal. I was completely mesmerised Lisa Jewell Engaging, immaculately constructed storytelling Guardian One of our most astute chroniclers of modern life New York Times Book Review Brave and beautiful The Times Her storytelling is exemplary Sunday Telegraph With relentless and dazzling brilliance, Quindlen grapples with the lancing pain and the swirls of disorientation experienced by anyone who has loved and lost Daily Mail A wise, closely observed, achingly eloquent book Huffington Post Overwhelmingly moving New York Times

A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with lifefrom the beloved New York Times bestselling author of After Annie.High school English teacher Polly Goodman can talk about everything and anything with the women in her book club, which is why theyve become her closest friends and, along with her veterinarian husband, the bedrock of her life. Her students, her fraught relationship with her mother, her struggles with IVFPollys book club friends have heard it all.But when they give Polly an ancestry test kit as a joke, the results match her with a stranger. Despite it seeming clear that this match is a mistake, Polly cannot help but comb through her own family history for answers. Then, when it seems that the book club circle of four will become three, Polly learns how friendships can change your life in the most profound ways.Written with Anna Quindlens trademark warmth, humor, and insight into the power of love and hope, More Than Enough explores how we find ourselves again and again through the relationships that define us.Praise for Anna QuindlenLeaves the reader feeling grateful, wide awake, lucky to be alive Michael ChabonSimply impossible to forget Alice HoffmanQualities and shades of love are this writers strong suit, and she has the unusual talent for writing about them with so much truth and heart Elizabeth Jane HowardBreathtaking... Quindlen writes superbly about families, grief and betrayal. I was completely mesmerised Lisa JewellEngaging, immaculately constructed storytelling GuardianOne of our most astute chroniclers of modern life New York Times Book ReviewBrave and beautiful The TimesHer storytelling is exemplary Sunday TelegraphWith relentless and dazzling brilliance, Quindlen grapples with the lancing pain and the swirls of disorientation experienced by anyone who has loved and lost Daily MailA wise, closely observed, achingly eloquent book Huffington PostOverwhelmingly moving New York Times

For fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler comes a brilliantly provocative novel from the Richard and Judy Book Club and Number One bestselling author Anna Quindlen.Mesmerizing. Quindlen makes her characters so richly alive, so believable, that its impossible not to feel every doubt and dream they harbour . . . Overwhelmingly moving New York Times Anna Quindlen follows her highly-praised novel Millers Valley reads like a companion to Elizabeth Strouts Olive Kitteridge, Elisabeth Egan with a captivating novel about money, class and self-discovery set in the heart of New York where the tensions in a tight-knit neighbourhood and a seemingly happy marriage are exposed by an unexpected act of violence. There are days when Nora Nolan thinks that she and her husband, Charlie, lead a charmed life except when theres a crisis at work, a leak in the roof at home or a problem with their twins at college. And why not? Nora has never stopped loving New York, and their street has become a safe harbour, a tranquil village amid the urban craziness. The residents watch one anothers children grow up. They trade gossip and gripes, and they manoeuvre for the ultimate status symbol: a spot in the blocks small parking lot. Then, into their secure, privileged midst comes an unexpected act of violence and their enviable neighbourhood turns into a potent symbol of a divided city. This is a novel of domesticity, of the jarring cacophony of city life and of daily routine and conversation and expectation being suddenly, awkwardly disrupted. It is about the change of dynamics wrought within a family when children leave home and the fading of love within an outwardly settled marriage. Utterly absorbing and impeccably observed, Alternate Side explores, too, what it means to be a mother, a wife and a woman at a moment of reckoning. Qualities and shades of love are this writers strong suit, and she has the unusual talent for writing about them with so much truth and heart that one is carried away on a tidal wave of involvement and concern Elizabeth Jane Howard Im a big fan of US author Anna Quindlens sharp writing. Her latest novel, Alternate Side, is a clear-eyed look at a long marriage, written with wit and warmth Good HousekeepingA book about being a mother, a wife and a woman at a moment of reckoning, this is an acutely observed story Stylist Books Middle age proves treacherous ground in this smart comedy of manners Insightful, acerbic and pleasingly tinged with melancholy Mail on Sunday

In this treasure of a book, Anna Quindlen, the bestselling novelist and columnist, reflects on what it takes to get a life - to live deeply every day and from your own unique self, rather than merely to exist through your days. Anna Quindlen uses her candid, heart-to-heart voice to show us how good life really is: Life is made of moments, small pieces of glittering mica in a line stretch of gray cement. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that wont happen. We have to teach ourselves how to live, really live-to love the journey, not the destination.But how to live from that perspective? To fully engage in our days? In this, an unusual and beautiful book, Quindlen guides us with an understanding that come from knowing how to see the view, the richness in living.

What started as an ode to Quindlens aging black Labrador in her Newsweek column has become a life-affirming short book about happiness, in the tradition of A SHORT GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE and BEING PERFECT. In this wise little book, Anna Quindlen writes: "The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter, more compressed." Quindlen continues, with her trademark wonderful writing, sound wisdom and humor, to explain how her life has unfolded in tandem with Beau, and how shes learned how to enjoy life, in the simplest of ways, by watching him. She writes, "When I was a mixed-breed puppy, I could never have imagined how simple and basic contentment could be. And thats what Ive learned from watching Beau: to roll with the punches, to take things as they come, to measure myself not in terms of the past or the future but of the present, to raise my nose in the air from time to time and, at least metaphorically, holler, "I smell bacon!"