Bøger af Jennifer Weiner

New York Times bestsellerforfatter Jennifer Weiner er blevet kaldt en af sin generations bedste litterære stemmer. I DET NÆSTBEDSTE får vi en hjertegribende historie om en kvindes søgen efter succes og kærlighed i Hollywood. Som 23 årig forlader Ruth Saunders sit barndomshjem i Massachusetts for at prøve lykken i Hollywood. Med sig har hun sin gamle bedstemor på slæb og et håb om en dag at blive en succesfuld manuskriptforfatter. Seks år senere lykkes det endelig, Ruth skal køre et show på tv. Men indenfor i Hollywood-kulissen venter en virkelighed, som langtfra er så lyserød, som hun havde forestillet sig. Jennifer Weiners nyeste roman er en underholdende tur i Los Angeles showbiz kultur, set fra en kvindelig manuskriptforfatters synspunkt. DET NÆSTBEDSTE er samtidig en historie om at elske og miste i et land, hvor drømme går i opfyldelse. Om forfatteren Jennifer Weiner (født 1970) er en amerikansk forfatter, producer og tidligere journalist. Hun har udgivet flere internationale bestsellere og har tidligere skrevet bogen I dine sko, som er filmatiseret med Cameron Diaz og Toni Collette i hovedrollerne. Anmeldelser -Jennifer Weiner er sjov og skarp, når det kommer til at levere tilfredsstillende sommerlæsning. -New York Daily News -En yderst charmerende historie. -New York Times -Et knockout. Perfekt komisk timing møder ubesværet dialog og et fængende plot ... Nyd din plads på toppen af chick lit-tronen, Jennifer Weiner. Du er nået i mål, og længere endnu.-The Miami Herald -Ruth er en heltinde med mange lag, og Weiner giver hende både hjerte og sjæl. Læserne ønsker, at hun får alt det, hun nogensinde har drømt om – og ikke nøjes med det næstbedste. Det er chick lit, når det er allerbedst. -Booklist

Skæbnen bringer tre kvinder sammen i New York. Det bliver en fortælling om uventet kærlighed, venskab mellem kvinder, surrogatmødre, sæddonorer og retten til at være mor. Bogen er en New York Times bestseller.»Balancerer romantik med forfriskende humor og litterær følsomhed« The Guardian

Handling: Daphne Berg bliver noget overrasket, da hendes eks-veninde Drue Cavanaugh spørger, om ikke Daphne vil være brudepige ved hendes stort opslåede societybryllup på Cape Cod. De to har ikke snakket sammen siden et skænderi for seks år siden, men Daphne er ikke længere bare den tykke veninde, som altid står på sidelinjen, når den perfekte og velhavende Drue slår sig løs. Hun har siden bruddet med veninden skabt sig en tilværelse som plussize Instagram-influencer med en lovende karriere foran sig. Drue er typen, der altid har haft det hele, bortset lige fra evnen til at kunne holde på en eneste ven. Skal Daphne acceptere invitationen og samtidig lukke den glamourøse og besnærende Drue ind i sit liv igen? En weekend på fortryllende Cape Cod til et eventyrbryllup, hvor alle, der er noget ved musikken, vil være der, lyder tillokkende, og Daphne kan ikke modstå sin gamle venindes sirenesang. Og helt ærlig – hun er jo ikke den samme, som hun var engang, så hvad er egentlig det værste, der kan ske?Anmeldelser af Jennifer Weiners andre bøger”Der er humor, gnist og liv på hver side af denne rørende, spændende og sjove bog” ****** Femina – anmeldelse af Det næstbedste”En underholdende komedie om kærlighed, forsmået venskab og hævn” **** Alt for Damerne – anmeldelse af Bedste venner

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!'You'll love this book and wish she was your friend' MINDY KALING 'If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one' THE NEW YORK TIMESFrom Jennifer Weiner, the bestselling author of IN HER SHOES and WHO DO YOU LOVE . . . ____________Do we change or does the world change us?Jo and Bethie Kaufman were born into a world full of promise. Growing up in 1950s Detroit, they live in a perfect 'Dick and Jane' house, where their roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the world more fair; Bethie is the pretty, feminine good girl, a would-be star who enjoys the power her beauty confers and dreams of a traditional life.But the truth ends up looking differently than what the girls imagined. Jo and Bethie survive traumas and tragedies. As their lives unfold against the background of free love and Vietnam, Woodstock and Women's Lib, Bethie becomes an adventure-loving wild child who dives headlong into the counterculture, and is up for anything (except settling down). Meanwhile, Jo becomes a proper young mother in Connecticut, a witness to the changing world instead of a participant. Neither woman inhabits the world she dreams of, or has a life that feels authentic, or brings her joy. Is it too late for the women to finally stake a claim on happily ever after? In her most ambitious novel yet, Jennifer Weiner tells a story of two sisters who, with their different dreams and different paths, offer answers to the question: How should a woman be in the world?Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through history - as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives.____________Find out why Jennifer Weiner is beloved by readers everywhere'Fiercely funny, powerfully smart, and remarkably brave' CHERYL STRAYED'Like Helen Fielding, Weiner balances fresh humour, deft characterisations, and literary sensibility' THE GUARDIAN'Mrs Everything is like Beaches but with mothers and daughters and sisters. I may never recover' JILL GRUNEWALD'Generous and entertaining' Publishers Weekly'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to read it again' TheSkimm'Blends humour and heartbreak to create an irresistible novel' Publishers Weekly'Weiner [is] a marvellously natural storyteller' Publishers Weekly 'Jennifer Weiner has done it again. She has made me feel more emotions than I've felt in a long time' Goodreads reviewer'Beautifully written and heart-touching' Goodreads reviewer

To søstre i 1950’ernes USA forsøger at finde deres ståsted i et samfund i konstant forandring. De kæmper for at klare sig gennem udfordringerne i livet uden at gå på kompromis med deres værdier og støtter sig til hinanden i medgang og modgang. Bogen følger deres udvikling gennem flere årtier og er samtidig en ambitiøs samtidsroman om USA. Anmeldelser af Jennifer Weiners Søster, søster Hvis du kun har tid til at læse én bog denne sommer 2020, så vælg denne.New York Times Læserne vil flokkes om denne ambitiøse og nærmest perfekte roman.-Booklist Weiner leverer endnu en vinder, måske endda hendes hidtil bedst bog. -AARP

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "In Her Shoes" comes a hilarious and warmhearted story of three young women who find friendship against the background of new motherhood.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes the “cheerful” (The New York Times Book Review) and “charming” (People) Littlest Bigfoot trilogy about friendship, furry creatures, and finding the place where you belong—now together in one collectible hardcover boxed set!Alice Mayfair, twelve years old, slips through the world unseen and unnoticed. Ignored by her family and shipped off to her eighth boarding school, Alice would like a friend. And when she rescues Millie Maximus from drowning in a lake one day, she finds one. But Millie is a Bigfoot, part of a clan who dwells deep in the woods. Most Bigfoots believe that people—NoFurs, as they call them—are dangerous, yet Millie is fascinated with the No-Fur world. She is convinced that humans will appreciate all the things about her that her Bigfoot tribe does not: her fearless nature, her lovely singing voice, and her desire to be a star. Alice swears to protect Millie’s secret. But a league of Bigfoot hunters is on their trail, led by a lonely kid named Jeremy. And in order to survive, Alice and Millie have to put their trust in each other—and have faith in themselves—above all else as they go to New York City to pursue their dreams and protect the Bigfoot world from exposure. This sweet hardcover boxed set includes: The Littlest Bigfoot Little Bigfoot, Big City The Bigfoot Queen

'If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one' New York Times'An ambitious, immersive novel from the author of In Her Shoes' Red Magazine'Engrossing' Sunday Mirror____________________________From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdownable novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind. When Veronica Levy bought her dream house on the Outer Cape, she imagined a place where generations of her family would gather for years to come.Now, forty years later, with her children barely speaking to each other, or to her, Veronica has decided, reluctantly, to put the place on the market. She'll invite the family to gather one last time (and insist on their good behavior) at her granddaughter Ruby's wedding. She'll spend one last summer by the beach, with her daughter Sarah, her son Sam, and whichever grandchildren can be coaxed into making the trip. Then she'll say goodbye to the house she's loved for forty years.But three months is a long time. Time enough for an old love to reappear, for secrets to come to light, and for three generations of Levy women to decide what kind of lives they want to live, in the summers they have left.The Summer Place is a hilarious, delicious, and wickedly observed story about parents and children, husbands and wives, the places we call home, and all the ways that love can surprise us.____________________________Find out why everyone's talking about Jennifer Weiner:'You'll love this book and wish she was your friend' MINDY KALING'Fiercely funny, powerfully smart, and remarkably brave' CHERYL STRAYED'Like Helen Fielding, Weiner balances fresh humour, deft characterisations, and literary sensibility' GUARDIAN'Mrs Everything is like Beaches but with mothers and daughters and sisters. I may never recover' JILL GRUNEWALD'Generous and entertaining' Publishers Weekly'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to read it again' TheSkimm'Jennifer Weiner has done it again. She has made me feel more emotions than I've felt in a long time' Goodreads reviewer'Beautifully written and heart-touching' Goodreads reviewer

"Thirty-four-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place. She's got good friends, her bike, and her bike club in Philadelphia. She's at peace with her plus-size body - at least, most of the time - and she's on track to marry her childhood sweetheart. Abby and Mark met at the weight-loss camp Abby's perpetually dieting mother, Eileen, forced her daughter to attend. Yet Abby can't escape the feeling that something isn't right . . . or the memories of one mind-blowing night spent with a man named Sebastian two years ago. So when Abby gets a last minute call to lead a group bike trip from New York City to Niagara Falls, she's happy to have time away from Mark, and a chance to make up her mind. But on the first day, Abby is shocked when she sees a familiar face in the tour group - Sebastian, the one-night stand she never thought she'd see again. To make things even worse, there's a last-minute addition to the trip - Abby's mother, Eileen, whom Abby blames for a lifetime of body shaming and insecurities she's still trying to undo. Over the next two weeks, strangers become confidantes, hidden truths come to light, and a teenage girl with a secret will unite all the riders in surprising ways - while all of Abby's certainties about herself, her mother, and the nature of love are challenged."--

In alternating points of view, Alice, Millie, Jessica, and Jeremy must work together when the secret world of the Bigfoot is threatened by someone with a personal vendetta against them.

"Daisy Shoemaker can't sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, she should be content. But her teenage daughter can be a handful, her husband can be distant, her work can feel trivial, and she has lots of acquaintances, but no real friends. Still, Daisy knows she's got it good. So why is she up all night? While Daisy tries to identify the root of her dissatisfaction, she's also receiving misdirected emails meant for a woman named Diana Starling, whose email address is just one punctuation mark away from her own. While Daisy's driving carpools, Diana is chairing meetings. While Daisy's making dinner, Diana's making plans to reorganize corporations. Diana's glamorous, sophisticated, single-lady life is miles away from Daisy's simpler existence. When an apology leads to an invitation, the two women meet and become friends. But, as they get closer, we learn that their connection was not completely accidental. Who is this other woman, and what does she want with Daisy?"--

Includes an excerpt from Mrs. Everything.

Join one of America's beloved storytellers on a walk like no other: one man's unrelenting search for hope. Reeling from the sudden loss of his wife, his home, and his business, Alan Christoffersen, a once-successful advertising executive, has left everything he knew behind and set off on an extraordinary cross-country journey. Carrying only a backpack, he is walking from Seattle to Key West, the farthest destination on his map. Now almost halfway through his trek, Alan sets out to walk the nearly 1,000 miles between South Dakota and St. Louis, but it's the people he meets along the way who give the journey its true meaning: a mysterious woman who follows Alan's walk for close to a hundred miles, the ghost hunter searching graveyards for his wife, and the elderly Polish man who gives Alan a ride and shares a story that Alan will never forget. Full of hard-won wisdom and truth, The Road to Grace is a compelling and inspiring novel about hope, healing, grace, and the meaning of life.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another “fun, feisty” (The Washington Post) novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind.When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah’s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family’s beach house in Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market. But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news, thanks to her meddling sister, and must revisit the choices she made long ago, when she was a bestselling novelist with a different life. Sarah’s twin brother, Sam, is recovering from a terrible loss, and confronting big questions about who he is—questions he hopes to resolve during his stay on the Cape. Sarah’s husband, Eli, who’s been inexplicably distant during the pandemic, confronts the consequences of a long ago lapse from his typical good-guy behavior. And Sarah, frustrated by her husband, concerned about her stepdaughter, and worn out by the challenges of the quarantine, faces the alluring reappearance of someone from her past and a life that could have been. When the wedding day arrives, lovers are revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. There are confrontations and revelations that will touch each member of the extended family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same. From “the undisputed boss of the beach read” (The New York Times), The Summer Place is a testament to family in all its messy glory; a story about what we sacrifice and how we forgive. Enthralling, witty, big-hearted, and sharply observed, “this first-rate page-turner” (Publishers Weekly) is Jennifer Weiner’s love letter to the Outer Cape and the power of home, the way our lives are enriched by the people we call family, and the endless ways love can surprise us.

Described by "The Miami Herald" as a breezy, sweetly oddball urban fairy tale, this sequel to the bestselling "Good in Bed" picks up with an older, wiser, and thinner Cannie Shapiro raising her 13-year-old daughter, Joy.