New Releases by Jennifer Weiner

The New York Times bestseller, now in development as a feature film from Universal Pictures, written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gilmore Girls)! A captivating family saga filled with heart, humor, secrets, and second chances, about two sisters’ incredible journey and a daughter’s quest to reunite her family, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. READERS ARE SAYING… “I couldn't put this book down, I just loved it.” –Reader review, 5***** “Come for the drama, stay for the healing.” –Reader Review, 5***** Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were once inseparable sisters and pop sensations, but they haven't spoken in two decades. After experiencing the dizzying highs of celebrity, they were driven apart one terrible night. Now in their forties, Zoe is a suburban New Jersey mom, while Cassie lives off-grid in Alaska. But Zoe’s teenage daughter, Cherry, is desperate to reunite them and uncover the truth behind their estrangement. As long-buried secrets surface, the sisters must confront past choices and decide if they are open to forgiveness. Written with Jennifer Weiner’s signature humor and warmth, The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits is a “shimmering story” (Woman’s World) about the ties that bind and the love that brings us back together. This is Jennifer Weiner at her absolute best.

”Weinerin terävä äly tekee murhastakin viihdyttävän.” – The Miami Herald Lähiön täydellisten naisten hyvin hoidetun julkisivun takaa paljastuu salaisuuksia, valheita – ja yhteiskunnan vaatimusten kanssa tasapainottelua. Kate Kleinin elämä connecticutilaisessa lähiössä kulkee samoja uuvuttavia ratoja. Kolme alle viisivuotiasta lasta, kotona vain kääntymässä käyvä aviomies ja superäitien seurapiiri, johon ei millään tahdo päästä mukaan. Mutta kun yksi naapuruston äideistä murhataan, Katen mielenkiinto viriää ja hän heittäytyy tutkimuksiin – joka maanantai, keskiviikko ja perjantai kello 8.45-11.30, kun lapset ovat hoidossa. Jennifer Weinerin (s. 1970) romaaneja on myyty maailmanlaajuisesti yli 11 miljoonaa kappaletta 36 eri maassa. Hänen kirjansa nousevat järjestään ykkösiksi The New York Timesin bestsellerlistalla. Weinerin romaanit ovat täynnä hersyvää sanailua ja herkullisia henkilöhahmoja. Hänellä on taito kertoa kipeistäkin asioista kevyesti. The New York Times on nimittänyt Weinerin "kesäkirjojen kiistattomaksi kuningattareksi". Weiner asuu Philadelphiassa perheensä kanssa. * ”Hulvaton... Pakko lukea yhdeltä istumalta.” – Philadephia Enquirer ”Weiner kuvaa briljantisti yhteiskuntaluokkia, henkilöhahmojaan ja lähiötunnelmaa.” – The Washington Post Book World ”2000-luvun Peyton Place, mutta modernimpi, tyylikkäämpi ja hauskempi kuin esikuvansa.” – The Boston Globe ”Rikoksia ja hiekkakakkuja on tulvillaan Weinerin terävää älyä, selkeää proosaa ja pisteliäitä havaintoja.” – The Miami Herald ”Kiehtova murhamysteeri... Weiner panee huumorintajunsa likoon ja luo viihdyttävän lukukokemuksen.” – Newport News ”Ihastuttavan hauska lähiörouvamysteeri.” – Newsday

Onko paratiisia ilman käärmettä? Hiekkaa varpaiden välissä, auringon lämpö iholla, uusin Weiner kädessä tai korvissa – paras kesäkirja on tässä! Sarah Danhauserin kauhuksi hänen 22-vuotias tytärpuolensa Ruby ilmoittaa avioituvansa korona-aikaisen poikaystävänsä kanssa. Ja mikä pahinta, häät ovat vain kolmen kuukauden päästä suvun isossa rantatalossa Cape Codissa. Tie suureen päivään ei ole kuopaton: yleensä niin itsevarma Ruby huomaa yhä useammin miettivänsä äitiään, joka hylkäsi hänet vauvana. Sarahin veli on toipumassa suuresta surusta ja kyseenalaistaa nyt kaiken elämässään. Rubyn isä puolestaan kantaa suurta salaisuutta, joka paljastuessaan muuttaa kaiken. Kun hääpäivä valkenee, kaikki naamiot on riisuttu, väärinkäsitykset ovat saavuttaneet huippunsa ja salaisuudet tulleet päivänvaloon – nyt voi tapahtua mitä tahansa... ”Kesäparatiisi on niin hyvä, että se tulee olemaan jokaisen rantalukemista tänä kesänä.” – USA Today Jennifer Weinerin (s. 1970) romaaneja on myyty maailmanlaajuisesti yli 11 miljoonaa kappaletta 36 eri maassa. Hänen kirjansa nousevat järjestään ykkösiksi The New York Timesin bestsellerlistalla. Weinerin romaanit ovat täynnä hersyvää sanailua ja herkullisia henkilöhahmoja. Hänellä on taito kertoa kipeistäkin asioista kevyesti. The New York Times on nimittänyt Weinerin "kesäkirjojen kiistattomaksi kuningattareksi". Weiner asuu Philadelphiassa perheensä kanssa.

Abby can't escape the feeling that some-thing isn't right - or the memories of one thrilling night she spent with a man named Sebastian two years previously. When Abby gets a last-minute invitation to lead a cycling trip from NYC to Niagara Falls, she's happy to have time away from Mark, a chance to reflect and make up her mind. But things get complicated fast

At her stepdaughter's wedding day to her pandemic boyfriend--the last gathering at the family's beach house in Cape Cod--Sarah is faced with lovers being revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings, and secrets, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same.

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer and Mrs. Everything channels Shirley Jackson and Stephen King to bring us a chilling tale of an author willing to do anything to revitalize her career. Sarah Vernon has spent twenty years trying to make it as a novelist…and she’s never even come close. None of her novels has sold more than five thousand copies, and she’s never earned enough money to make fiction her full-time job. After her last disappointing publication, Sarah’s agent dumped her, and it seems like her dream is dead. Sarah vows that she’ll do anything for one last shot at the bestseller list. Enter Will Presser. Nicknamed The Viper, Will is a literary agent whose career-making reputation precedes him. A business dinner ends with a nightcap at Will’s apartment—and a night Sarah can’t remember. When she wakes up the next morning, Will says he’s got a plan to make her new book a hit. He sends Sarah off to Elder Island, a summer playground for the rich and famous that empties out between September and May, for her own personal writer’s retreat. He’s left word that Sarah needs complete privacy in order to write, and Sarah’s too bewildered and flattered by Will’s attention to do anything but pack her bags and board the ferry. Alone in an isolated mansion, Sarah’s writing has never come more easily. She spends hours each day lost in a trance, falling into the world of her story. She tries not to worry about the nightmares that plague her…or the mornings she wakes up with dirt on her feet and blood under her fingernails. ​ Everything Will Presser touches becomes a success, and, now, Will Presser has touched me, Sarah thinks. But Elder Island isn’t the pretty summer playground it seems to be, and Sarah’s going to learn that success comes at a cost, and that, whenever you sign a deal, it’s always wise to read the fine print.

'An ambitious, immersive novel from the author of In Her Shoes' Red Magazine 'Engrossing' Sunday Mirror 'If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one' The New York Times ____________________________ From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another timely and deliciously twisty novel of intrigue, secrets, and the transformative power of female friendship. 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? From the manicured Main Line of Philadelphia to the wild landscape of the Outer Cape, written with Jennifer Weiner's signature wit and sharp observations, That Summer is a story about surviving our pasts, confronting our futures, and the sustaining bonds of friendship. ____________________________ 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' 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

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer masterfully combines Stephen King with Donna Tartt, plus a twist of Shirley Jackson, in this timely tale of a man, his new partner, and his old dog. When he was a boy, it was just him and his mother, and when he was an adult, it was just him, alone. Michael Corcoran thought it would always be that way. Then he’d met Tina, who didn’t know that he’d never had friends, or what kinds of “experiments” he liked to do in his lab in the garage as a boy. Instead of being alone, Michael had a wife, and children and, eventually, a dog. Michael had promised himself he wasn’t going to be one of those people who pushed their dogs in carriages and called them “fur babies.” “Just wait,” Tina said—and soon enough, Lady was enjoying premium kibble and wearing a tiny Eagles jersey, plus special booties for the snow. He and Tina even developed a voice for Lady, a routine: a low, gruff, cigarettes-and whiskey tone that went with the tragic backstory they gave her. Then Tina found a lump in her breast. And then she was gone. And then small, determined Suzanne Nelson dropped by Michael’s newly empty apartment with some homemade lasagna and never left. The transition would’ve gone smoothly if not for Lady—and the lisping, babyish falsetto Suzanne used when she “talked” as the dog. Michael asked her to stop. And Suzanne did her best. But some things people can’t change, no matter how they try, like how they sound, and who they love—and who they are, in the wee small hours, when it’s dark and no one’s watching.

Believing she is realizing her dreams when her sitcom is bought, television writer Ruth Saunders finds her happiness threatened by demanding actors and executives as well as an unrequited crush on her boss and her septuagenarian grandmother's upcoming wedding.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Sexy and satisfying, Big Summer is the perfect quarantine read.” —USA TODAY “The beach read to end all beach reads.” —Entertainment Weekly “Big fun, and then some. It’s empowering and surprising—a reminder to put down the phone and enjoy each moment for what it is.” —The Washington Post A deliciously funny, remarkably poignant, and simply unputdownable novel about the power of friendship, the lure of frenemies, and the importance of making peace with yourself through all life’s ups and downs. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Good in Bed and Best Friends Forever, Big Summer is the perfect escape with one of the most lovable heroines to come to the page in years. Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Daphne Berg is shocked when Drue Cavanaugh walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasn’t spoken one word to Drue in all this time—she doesn’t even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social media—so when Drue asks if she will be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless. Drue was always the one who had everything—except the ability to hold onto friends. Meanwhile, Daphne’s no longer the same self-effacing sidekick she was back in high school. She’s built a life that she loves, including a growing career as a plus-size Instagram influencer. Letting glamorous, seductive Drue back into her life is risky, but it comes with an invitation to spend a weekend in a waterfront Cape Cod mansion. When Drue begs and pleads and dangles the prospect of cute single guys, Daphne finds herself powerless as ever to resist her friend’s siren song. A sparkling novel about the complexities of female relationships, the pitfalls of living out loud and online, and the resilience of the human heart, Big Summer is a witty, moving story about family, friendship, and figuring out what matters most.

In this instant New York Times bestseller and “multigenerational narrative that’s nothing short of brilliant” (People), two sisters’ lives from the 1950s to the present are explored as they struggle to find their places—and be true to themselves—in a rapidly evolving world from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner. 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 different from 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, nor 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 sprawling and intensely personal novel to date” (Entertainment Weekly), Jennifer Weiner tells a “simply unputdownable” (Good Housekeeping) 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?

Een intelligente, veelomvattende roman over het leven van twee zussen die geconfronteerd worden met grote levensvragen in een snel veranderende wereld Voor de lezers van David Nicholls Zij is een ambitieus, meeslepend verhaal dat decennia omspant en grote sociale thema’s niet uit de weg gaat Jo en Bethie Kaufman worden in de jaren veertig geboren en groeien op in een zich snel ontwikkelende buitenwijk van Detroit. Ze zijn close met elkaar, ook al zijn ze zeer verschillend. Jo is een tomboy die zich lekkerder voelt in spijkerbroek en gympen dan in een jurk. Ze weet al vroeg dat ze zich aangetrokken voelt tot meisjes en doet mee aan burgerrechtendemonstraties. Bethie is knap en populair, de gehoorzame dochter die een conventioneel leven wil en vol vertrouwen is dat ze dat zal krijgen. Maar wat is ‘conventioneel’ eigenlijk precies, in het licht van de enorme sociale veranderingen in de jaren vijftig en zestig? Jennifer Weiner laat in deze grootse roman afwisselend de beide zussen aan het woord, terwijl ze op zoek gaan naar hun bestemming. Ze vinden de nodige obstakels op hun pad die onthutsend veel vrouwen zullen herkennen, zoals seksisme en misbruik. Ook ondervinden ze dat de kansen en mogelijkheden voor vrouwen toenemen – maar niet voor iedereen. De pers over Zij ‘Lezers zullen smullen van deze ambitieuze, zo goed als perfecte roman.’ Booklist, starred review ‘Een ambitieuze kijk op hoe de rollen van vrouwen zijn veranderd – of juist hetzelfde zijn gebleven – in de afgelopen zeventig jaar.’ Kirkus Reviews

Rachel och Andy är åtta år gamla när de möts för första gången. Platsen är väntrummet på akuten. Rachel föddes med en hjärtdefekt och är sjukhusveteran, och hon fascineras av pojken som kommer dit alldeles ensam med en bruten arm. När de skils åt den kvällen tror de inte att de någonsin kommer att ses igen. Men under tre decennier korsas deras vägar och vänskapen växer till något mer. Genom high school och college, äktenskap och skilsmässor, genom framgångar och förluster hittar Andy och Rachel om och om igen tillbaka till varandra. Tills de en gång för alla måste bestämma om kärleken är tillräcklig för att övervinna olikheterna och avståndet. En känsloladdad och varm berättelse om hur människor förändras och förändrar varandra, om hur kärlek inte alltid har svaret på allt, och om hur livet ibland leder in dig på en bana du aldrig hade kunnat ana.

Kate's move to suburbia has been full of unpleasant surprises, including a local murder. Kate is determined to solve the crime, leading her to the discovery of dirty secrets.

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.

"Generous and entertaining." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay * Nominated for “Best Memoir & Autobiography” by Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 * Named a “Best Book of the Year” by New York Post "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to read it again." —TheSkimm “I'm mad Jennifer's Weiner's first book of essays is as wonderful as her fiction. You will love this book and wish she was your friend." —Mindy Kaling, author of Why Not Me? "Fiercely funny, powerfully smart, and remarkably brave." —Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild Jennifer Weiner is many things: a bestselling author, a Twitter phenomenon, and an “unlikely feminist enforcer” (The New Yorker). She’s also a mom, a daughter, and a sister, a clumsy yogini, and a reality-TV devotee. In this “unflinching look at her own experiences” (Entertainment Weekly), Jennifer fashions tales of modern-day womanhood as uproariously funny and moving as the best of Nora Ephron and Tina Fey. No subject is off-limits in these intimate and honest essays: sex, weight, envy, money, her mother’s coming out of the closet, her estranged father’s death. From lonely adolescence to hearing her six-year-old daughter say the F word—fat—for the first time, Jen dives into the heart of female experience, with the wit and candor that have endeared her to readers all over the world.

Voor de lezers van Nicholas Sparks en Marian Keyes Kort nadat Cannie en Bruce besluiten een tijdje uit elkaar te gaan, leest Cannie een artikel in een vrouwenblad. Het blijkt geschreven door haar ex en het onderwerp is... zijzelf. Hij meldt niet alleen dat hij zelf erg goed is in bed – een leugen – maar ook dat hij Cannie te dik vindt. Dat staat er echt, plompverloren, wreed ingeklemd tussen advertenties voor lingerie en diëten... Cannie is woest. Dodelijk beledigd verbreekt ze de relatie voorgoed. Wraak, dat is wat ze wil. Zoete, rechtvaardige, verwoestende wraak. Maar het blijkt lastig vergelden als de weegschaal Bruce genadeloos in het gelijk stelt. Totdat Cannies arts haar vertelt dat ze zwanger is: gierende hormonen inspireren haar tot een meesterlijke tegenzet. Over de boeken van Jennifer Weiner: ‘Niet weg te leggen. Weiner weet als geen ander hoe je een goed verhaal schrijft.’ The New York Times ‘Dit ontroerende verhaal over een levenslange liefde is Weiner op haar hartverscheurende best.’ Kirkus Reviews

The bestselling "In Her Shoes"--soon to be a major motion picture by Fox 2000 starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MacLaine--is now available in paperback. As she did in "Good in Bed," Weiner has created a story that is by turns poignant and comical as she unfolds the tale of how three women who have nothing in common but their shoe size find each other--and themselves.

Profondità e ironia in questo racconto di Jennifer Weiner, con una protagonista deliziosa, per la quale è impossibile non fare il tifo.

Un'eccezionale Jennifer Weiner, in due storie divertenti e tenere

Da una delle più amate scrittrici americane, un racconto intenso e coinvolgente, che vi farà emozionare dalla prima all'ultima pagina.

"Jennifer Weiner è uno dei più grandi nomi nella narrativa al femminile." USA Today

Una grande scrittrice capace di parlare al cuore delle sue lettrici.

Jules Strauss is Princeton-alumnus, heeft kennissen in plaats van vrienden en ouders die ze niet durft uit te nodigen voor een familieweekend vanwege de verslaving van haar vader. Annie Barrow is getrouwd met haar jeugdliefde en is moeder van twee jongens. Na een jaar thuiszitten en diverse pogingen vier mensen te voeden met het schamele salaris van haar man heeft ze nog maar één doel: geld verdienen. India Bishop, achtendertig (eigenlijk drieënveertig), heeft alles aan zichzelf veranderd: haar naam, haar gezicht en haar verleden. Ze wil een kind krijgen van Marcus, een oudere, welgestelde heer. Wanneer zwanger worden moeilijker gaat dan verwacht, vraagt ze Annie en Jules om hulp. Hun plannen worden echter gedwarsboomd door Marcus wantrouwende dochter Bettina. Met verrassende tederheid en veel humor neemt Jennifer Weiner ons mee in het leven van drie vrouwen. Toen kwam jij is een onvergetelijke, tijdloze roman over titels en standen en over de waarde van het moederschap. Jennifer Weiner (1970) studeerde Engelse literatuur aan de universiteit van Princeton en is een van de succesvolste schrijvers van Amerika. Er zijn meer dan 11 miljoen exemplaren van haar boeken verkocht in 36 landen. `Dit bestsellerkanon is de beste pageturnerschrijfster. elle `Anders dan in de meeste chicklits, hebben de personages van Weiner wél karakter. elsevier

From the bestselling author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoesand the forthcoming Who Do You Lovecomes a Hollywood rollercoaster ... At twenty-three, Ruth Saunders headed west with her seventy-year-old grandma in tow, hoping to be hired as a television writer. Four years later, she's hit the jackpot when she gets The Call: the sitcom she wrote, The Next Big Thing, has gotten the green light, and Ruthie's going to be the show-runner. But her dreams of Hollywood happiness are threatened by demanding actors, number-crunching executives, an unrequited crush on a boss, and her grandmother's impending nuptials. Set against the fascinating backdrop of Los Angeles show business culture, with an insider's ear and eye for writer's rooms, bad behavior backstage and set politics, Jennifer Weiner's new novel is a rollicking ride on the Hollywood rollercoaster, and a heartfelt story about what it's like for a young woman to love, and lose, in the land where dreams come true. Praise for Jennifer Weiner's Then Came You: "An absorbing read, and, for all its spot-on social commentary, a serious book at heart." -Philadelphia Inquirer "Weiner brings her trademark wit and empathy to this lively story." - Parade

In this free collection of excerpts, enjoy a taste of all of Jennifer Weiner’s bestselling novels.