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The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had (“wonderfully immersive…deliciously absorbing”—NPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present.Same As It Ever Was showcases the consummate style, signature wit, and profound emotional intelligence that made The Most Fun We Ever Had one of the most...

A woman named Julia reflects on her life and marriage in the suburbs of Chicago"--

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A woman named Julia reflects on her life and marriage in the suburbs of Chicago"--

Wie hält man das Glück der eigenen Eltern aus? Vierzig glückliche Ehejahre: Für die vier erwachsenen Sorenson-Schwestern sind ihre Eltern ein nahezu unerreichbares Vorbild - und eine ständige Provokation! Wendy, früh verwitwet, tröstet sich mit Alkohol und jungen Männern. Violet mutiert von der Prozessanwältin zur Vollzeitmutter. Liza, eine der jüngsten Professorinnen des Landes, bekommt ein Kind, von dem sie nicht weiß, ob sie es will. Und ...

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionWhen Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, they are blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, their four radically different daughters are 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 preg...

At a family wedding, the four Sorenson sisters polka-dot the green lawn in their summer pastels, with varying shades of hair and varying degrees of unease. Their long-infatuated parents watch on with a combination of love and concern. Sixteen years later, the already messy lives of the sisters are thrown into turmoil by the unexpected reappearance of a teenage boy given up for adoption years earlier - and the rich and varied tapestry of the So...

Jede der vier radikal unterschiedlichen Töchter von Marilyn und David treibt die Angst um, niemals so glücklich zu werden wie ihre Eltern. Während Wendy, früh verwitwet, sich mit Alkohol und jüngeren Männern tröstet, schlägt sich Liza mit einer ungewollten Schwangerschaft herum. Grace, das Nesthäkchen, gerät in einen Strudel aus Lügen, nur um die Anerkennung der Eltern zu bewahren. Und Violet, eigentlich erfolgreiche Anwältin, wird mit dem dun...

*MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER 2019 READING*: Daily Beast, Chicago Tribune, NY Post"Everything about this brilliant debut cuts deep: the humor, the wisdom, the pathos. Claire Lombardo writes like she's been doing it for a hundred years, and like she's been alive for a thousand." --Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great BelieversA dazzling, multigenerational novel in which the four adult daughters of a Chicago couple--still madly in love after forty yea...

At a family wedding, the four Sorenson sisters polka-dot the green lawn in their summer pastels, with varying shades of hair and varying degrees of unease. Their long-infatuated parents watch on with a combination of love and concern.Sixteen years later, the already messy lives of the sisters are thrown into turmoil by the unexpected reappearance of a teenage boy given up for adoption years earlier - and the rich and varied tapestry of the Sor...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed a most anticipated book of the summer by O Magazine, People, Chicago Tribune, NY Post, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Daily Beast, PopSugar, and LitHub"Everything about this brilliant debut cuts deep: the humor, the wisdom, the pathos. Claire Lombardo writes like she's been doing it for a hundred years, and like she's been alive for a thousand."--Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers"Outstanding.....

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed a most anticipated book of the summer by O Magazine, People, Chicago Tribune, NY Post, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Daily Beast, PopSugar, and LitHub"Everything about this brilliant debut cuts deep: the humor, the wisdom, the pathos. Claire Lombardo writes like she's been doing it for a hundred years, and like she's been alive for a thousand."--Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers"Outstanding.....