Bøger af Fran Littlewood

Det er kvælende varmt, og Grace Adams er fanget i tæt London-trafik på vej ud for at hente kagen til sin datters sekstenårs fødselsdag, da det pludselig slår klik for hende. Grace hverken skriger, græder eller går amok – hun forlader bare sin bil og begiver sig ud på en vandring gennem London for at se livet lige i øjnene. Livet med den mand, der vil skilles fra hende. Livet med den datter, der ikke vil bo sammen med hende længere. Livet efter den forfærdelige hændelse, der ødelagde deres familie. For Grace Adams er fantastisk. Det syntes hendes mand og hendes datter også engang, men måske har de og resten af verden glemt det. Det har Grace tænkt sig at lave om på … Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Det er kvælende varmt, og Grace Adams er fanget i tæt London-trafik på vej ud for at hente kagen til sin datters sekstenårs fødselsdag, da det pludselig slår klik for hende.Grace hverken skriger, græder eller går amok – hun forlader bare sin bil og begiver sig ud på en vandring gennem London for at se livet lige i øjnene. Livet med den mand, der vil skilles fra hende. Livet med den datter, der ikke vil bo sammen med hende længere. Livet efter den forfærdelige hændelse, der ødelagde deres familie.For Grace Adams er fantastisk. Det syntes hendes mand og hendes datter også engang, men måske har de og resten af verden glemt det. Det har Grace tænkt sig at lave om på ...Fran Littlewood har arbejdet som journalist på bl.a. The Times og har en MA i creative writing. Hun bor i London sammen med sin mand og deres tre børn. "Fantastiske Grace Adams" er hendes første roman.

Bernadette, Eleanor Oliphant, Rosie, Ove ... meet Amazing Grace Adams, the funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink--who finally pushes back. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled--the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she's really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away.Grace sets off across London, armed with a £200 cake, to win back her estranged teenage daughter on her sixteenth birthday. Because today is the day she'll remind her daughter that no matter how far we fall, we can always get back up again. Because Grace Adams used to be amazing. Her husband thought so. Her daughter thought so. Even Grace thought so. But everyone seems to have forgotten. Grace is about to remind them ... and, most important, remind herself.

*Ferocious, funny and tender, and available to pre-order now!*'I just adored this . . . An unforgettable read' LIANE MORIARTY'Compelling, funny and poignant. I devoured it' PAULA HAWKINS'Sometimes I have so much rage it scares me . . .'________ Grace Adams is one bad day away from saving her life.One hot summer day, stuck in traffic on her way to pick up the cake for her daughter's sixteenth birthday party, Grace Adams snaps.She doesn't scream or break something or cry. She simply abandons her car and walks away.But not from her life - towards it. To the daughter who won't live with her anymore and has banned her from the party. To the husband divorcing her. Towards the terrible thing that has blown their family apart . . .Today she'll show her daughter that no matter how far we fall we can always get back up again. Because Grace Adams was amazing. Her husband and daughter once thought so. They and the world might have forgotten. But Grace is about to remind them ...Amazing Grace Adams tells the story of a life, a marriage, a family, set against a single north-London day. A rollercoaster ride of redemption and discovery, it's a powerful celebration of womanhood.________'I loved it. Vivid, visceral and incredibly emotional. I laughed and sobbed' TIM MINCHIN, multi-award-winning composer/lyricist of Matilda The Musical, comedian, actor, producer and director