UMA SÉRIE DE TELEVISÃO HULU, COM REESE WITHERSPOON E KERRY WASHINGTON. «Um livro maravilhoso. Divertido, inteligente e sensível.» [Paula Hawkins] “Celeste Ng é sempre arguta, desafiante, generosa e original.” [Meg Wolitzer] «Provavelmente o meu livro favorito do ano.» [John Green] «Uma história intensa e emocionante.» [The Times] «Peguei no livro e não o consegui largar.» [Jodi Picoult] «Um livro espantoso.» [Matt Haig] Em Shaker Heights, um pacato subúrbio de Cleveland, está tudo previsto...

"Lydia morreu. Mas eles ainda n?o sabem." Comeca assim o avassalador romance de Celeste Ng. E de manh?, a familia desperta para o pequeno-almoco. O pai, a m?e, o filho mais velho e a filha mais nova. Ha porem um lugar vago a mesa e um silencio que pesa. A filha do meio, a favorita dos pais, esta ausente. Como morreu, ou porque morreu, e para ja um enigma. Ha um inquerito, duvidas, suspeitas e acusac?es. E uma teia delicada de dramas antigos, de segredos, que se v?o desvendando pela voz (e ...

**A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Winner of the Alex Award and the Massachusetts Book Award • Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Grantland Booklist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Shelf Awareness, Book Riot, School Library Journal, Bust...

**An instant New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more • A Reese's Book Club Pick • New York Times Paperback Row Selection“Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son.” —Reese Witherspoon“Riveting, tender, a...

'Een powerhouse van een debuut. Ng's verhaal grijpt je vanaf de eerste pagina bij de keel, met de hoop om het mysterie van Lydia's dood te ontrafelen. Mensen, dit boek heeft alles in huis. Alles.' – The Huffinton Post Juni, 1977. In het universiteitsstadje Middlewood ontdekt de familie Lee dat hun dochter verdwenen is. Een paar dagen later wordt het lichaam van de zestienjarige Lydia uit het meer gevist. Verteerd door schuldgevoelens slaat haar vader een roekeloze weg in die hem zijn huwel...

'It's impossible not to be moved' Stephen King'Stunning...this novel will break your heart and fire up your courage' Mail on SundayThe New York Times bestseller, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child and a TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF APRIL 2023Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a ...

The #1 New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste, Kirkus Reviews, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and more“To say I love this book is an understatement. It’s a deep psychological mystery about the powe...

De twaalfjarige Bird Gardner woont bij zijn liefhebbende, maar gebroken vader. Diens leven wordt al tien jaar lang bepaald door wetten die zijn opgesteld om de 'Amerikaanse cultuur' te behouden, in de nasleep van jaren van economische instabiliteit en geweld. Vooral ouders en kinderen van Aziatische afkomst lopen gevaar om van elkaar gescheiden te worden. Bird kan zich zijn moeder nauwelijks herinneren en weet niet wat er met haar is gebeurd. Wanneer hij een mysterieuze brief met alleen ee...

'There is much here that might impress Pulitzer and Man Booker judges...Ng brilliantly depicts the destruction that parents can inflict on their children and on each other' Mark Lawson, Guardian'This intriguing tale of unhappy families will have you gripped from the opening line . . . No wonder it beat Hilary Mantel and Stephen King to win Amazon's book of the year' StylistLydia is the fav...

A MAJOR AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES'Just read it . . . Outstanding' Matt Haig'To say I love this book is an understatement . . . It moved me to tears' Reese Witherspoon'Beautifully written, completely charming, and extremely wise on the subject of adolescence and influence' Nick HornbyEveryone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the las...

In Shaker Heights, een rustige, progressieve plaats in Cleveland, is alles minutieus gepland. Van de lay-out van de straten tot de kleur van de huizen en de succesvolle levens van de bewoners Niemand belichaamt deze principes beter dan Elena Richardson. Totdat Mia Warren, kunstenaar en alleenstaande moeder, en haar puberdochter Pearl niet alleen een huis van de Richardsons huren, maar ook een belangrijk onderdeel van de familie worden. Wanneer vrienden van de Richardsons in een lastige voo...

«Gli opposti si attraggono e fanno scintille in questo splendido romanzo.»«People Magazine»«Celeste Ng costruisce con talento un ritratto del coming-of-age di un paese diviso e destinato a diventare in età adulta l'America di Trump.»Tiziana Lo Porto, «la Repubblica»«Celeste Ng è una delle nuove voci importanti della narrativa americana di qualità.»Livia Manera, «La Lettura Corriere del...