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Marta Salaroli

    Certain Girls
    Sophie's Bakery For the Broken Hearted
    • Certain Girls

      • 407 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      Readers fell in love with Cannie Shapiro, the smart, sharp-tongued, bighearted heroine of Good in Bed, who found her happy ending after navigating family upheavals and an ex-boyfriend's public revelations. Now, Cannie returns after her debut novel—a fictionalized, highly sexualized version of her life—became a bestseller. She has retreated from the spotlight, happily married to diet doctor Peter Krushelevansky, embracing a predictable life filled with knitting at her daughter Joy's drama rehearsals, volunteering at the library, and attending yoga classes with her best friend, Samantha. As Joy's bat mitzvah approaches, Cannie's world feels perfect. However, everything changes when Joy discovers the novel Cannie wrote years ago, leading her to confront the hidden truth about her conception. Complicating matters further, Peter expresses a desire to have another baby, prompting the family to reevaluate their past, future, and the essence of true happiness. With Weiner's signature humor and keen insights into modern life, this story explores love, loss, and the unbreakable ties of family, delivering a radiant blend of comedy and tenderness.

      Certain Girls2009
      3,6
    • Sophie's Bakery For the Broken Hearted

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      "36-year-old Sophie Stanton has lost her young husband to cancer. In an age where women are expected to be high-achievers, Sophie desperately wants to be a good widow - a graceful, composed Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, Sophie is more of a Jack Daniels kind. Guzzling cartons of ice-cream for breakfast, breaking down in the frozen food aisle of her local supermarket, showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers - soon she's not only lost her husband, but her job and her waistline. With nowhere to go but up, Sophie leaves California for Oregon and after several false starts opens her own fabulous bakery. Soon Sophie finds herself trying to cope with the demands of her eccentric mother-in-law and Crystal, a teenager with even less of a grip on life than Sophie. Juggling the success of the bakery, her friends and her new life, Sophie proves that with enough humour and chutzpah it is possible to have life after loss. And falling in love again is all she needs-

      Sophie's Bakery For the Broken Hearted2007
      3,8