ISBN: 9780525564232
Editorial: Anchor Books
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 640
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Biografía del autor Claire Lombardo earned her MFA in fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Prior to writing The Most Fun We Ever Had, she spent several years doing social work in Chicago. She was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - "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 she's not sure she wants by a man she's 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 Bendt--a child placed for adoption by one of the daughters fifteen years before--the 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. Críticas A New York Times Bestseller - Women's Prize for Fiction NomineeA rich, engrossing family saga, spiked with sisterly malice...[rendered] with such skill and finely tuned interest that it feels like a quiet subversion of the traditional family saga.--The New York Times Book Review Ambitious and brilliantly written.--Jane Smiley, The Washington Post "If ever there were to be a literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler, then Claire Lombardo's outstanding debut, which ranges from ebullience to despair by way of caustic but intense familial bonds, would be a worthy offspring...This is a novel epic in scope--emotionally, psychologically and narratively. Combining a broad thematic canvas with impressive emotional nuance, it's an assured and highly enjoyable debut."--The Guardian"An assured first novel...The fun--well, that's in the reading of the novel, which nicely blends comedy with pathos and the sharp- with the soft-edged."--Wall Street Journal"The Most Fun We Ever Had is a remarkable first-time novel offering such an intimate picture of people's interior lives I feel as if every one of these characters is now a close friend. Lombardo has the remarkable ability to delve into people's minds so deeply that the most quotidian moments become utterly fascinating. --Ruth Reichl, Los Angeles Times "A wonderfully immersive read that packs more heart and heft than most first novels...A deliciously absorbing novel with--brace yourself--a tender and satisfyingly positive take on family."--NPR"The big family saga of the summer, unfurling the fallout of a long-buried secret and persisting rivalries between four sisters across 50 transformative years."--EW"A sprawling, enchanting debut, this novel jumps back and forth across time to tell the story of one powerful, complicated, and utterly unforgettable family as they navigate love and loss."--Town and CountryThis juicy saga spans more than four decades...You'll be glad this loopy family isn't yours, but reading about them is a treat."--People Magazine"[A] satisfying multicourse feast."--O Magazine "A rich, complex family saga."--USA Today"[A] brilliant debut." --PopSugar "A sharp, sly family story of feminine guile and guilt...A fun and brimming tale...Divine."--Kirkus Reviews"Lombardo captures the complexity of a large family with characters who light up the page with their competition, secrets, and worries...A rich and rewarding family saga."--Publishers Weekly"A family epic...It resembles other sprawling midwestern fami
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Lombardo, Claire
- Editorial: Anchor Books
- N° Paginas: 640
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
