Laurie Frankel

The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick 'Every once in a while, I read a book that opens my eyes in a way I never expected' Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick) 'It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think' Liane Moriarty, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies This is how a family keeps a secret...and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after...until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how children change...and then change the world. This is Claude. He's five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They're just not sure they're ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes. Laurie Frankel's This Is How It Always Is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it's about the ways this is how it always is: change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. And families with secrets don't get to keep them forever. What readers are saying about This Is How It Always Is: 'This writing is glorious. A fabulous book. Topical, moving, full of magic' 'One of the most amazing and thought-provoking books I have ever read. It's warm, well observed and funny' 'A beautiful love story of two people who meet, fall hopelessly in love and then create a wonderful unique family of five'

The Reese Witherspoon Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick

This Is How It Always Is

From Laurie Frankel, the New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is, a Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Pick, comes One Two Three, a timely, topical novel about love and family that will make you laugh and cry...and laugh again. In a town where nothing ever changes, suddenly everything does... Everyone knows everyone in the tiny town of Bourne, but the Mitchell triplets are especially beloved. Mirabel is the smartest person anyone knows, and no one doubts it just because she can’t speak. Monday is the town’s purveyor of books now that the library’s closed—tell her the book you think you want, and she’ll pull the one you actually do from the microwave or her sock drawer. Mab’s job is hardest of all: get good grades, get into college, get out of Bourne. For a few weeks seventeen years ago, Bourne was national news when its water turned green. The girls have come of age watching their mother’s endless fight for justice. But just when it seems life might go on the same forever, the first moving truck anyone’s seen in years pulls up and unloads new residents and old secrets. Soon, the Mitchell sisters are taking on a system stacked against them and uncovering mysteries buried longer than they’ve been alive. Because it's hard to let go of the past when the past won't let go of you. Three unforgettable narrators join together here to tell a spellbinding story with wit, wonder, and deep affection. As she did in This Is How It Always Is, Laurie Frankel has written a laugh-out-loud-on-one-page-grab-a-tissue-the-next novel, as only she can, about how expanding our notions of normal makes the world a better place for everyone and how when days are darkest, it’s our daughters who will save us all.

A Novel

One Two Three

From New York Times bestselling author, Laurie Frankel, comes a propulsive, sharply funny, and strikingly tender novel about how families are sometimes formed in the most unexpected ways. India Allwood grew up wanting to be an actress. Armed with a stack of index cards (which, torn into pieces, also function as make-shift confetti) and a hell of a lot of talent, she goes from awkward 16-year-old to Broadway ingenue to tv star. But while promoting her most recent project, a film about adoption, India does what you should never do -- she tells a journalist the truth: it's a bad movie. Like so many movies about adoption, it tells only one story, a tragic one. But India's an adoptive mom herself and knows there's so much more to her family than tragedy. Soon she's at the center of a media storm, battling accusations from the press and the paparazzi, from protesters on the right and advocates on the left. Her daughter Fig knows they need help - and who better to call for help than family? Because India's not just an adoptive mom. She also had a baby she gave up for adoption her senior year of high school. That baby is now sixteen, excited to meet her birth mother and eager to help, but she also has an agenda and secrets of her own. It turns out what makes a family isn't blood and it isn't love because no matter how they're formed, the hallmark of true family is this: it's complicated.

Family Family

a novel

Goodbye for now

Creating an algorithm to improve his internet dating employer's match success rate only to be fired for being too effective, Sam Elliot develops a computer program that allows people to say final goodbyes to lost loved ones.

Goodbye for Now

"Beautifully written, a highly literate story of friendship, parenthood, and every other kind of love you can imagine." —Marisa de los Santos, author of Love Walked In When Jill becomes both pregnant and single at the end of one spring semester, she and her two closest friends plunge into an experiment in tri-parenting, tri-schooling, and trihabitating as grad students in Seattle. Naturally, everything goes wrong, but in ways no one sees coming. Janey Duncan narrates the adventure of this modern family with hilarity and wisdom and shows how three lives are forever changed by (un)cooperative parenting, literature, and a tiny baby named Atlas who upends and uplifts their entire world. In this sparkling and wise debut novel, The Atlas of Love, Frankel's unforgettable heroines prove that home is simply where the love is.

The Atlas of Love

Enormous Wings

"This is how a family keeps a secret ... and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after ... until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how children change ... and then change the world. When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. But Claude is not like his brothers. One day he puts on a dress and refuses to take it off. He wants to bring a purse to kindergarten. He wants hair long enough to sit on. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn aren't panicked at first. Kids go through phases, after all, and make-believe is fun. But soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes. This Is How It Always Is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it's about the ways this is how it always is: Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again; parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts; children grow but not always according to plan. And families with secrets don't get to keep them forever"--

This is how it Always is - Target Book Club Edition

Rosie e Penn têm quatro filhos. Ao engravidar mais uma vez, Rosie torce para enfim ter uma menina, mas em vão: nasce Claude, um garotinho que cresce saudável e feliz, demonstrando amor, curiosidade e inteligência genuínos, e que enche a família de orgulho. Porém, logo cedo na infância, ele revela o desejo de usar vestidos, além de querer ter o cabelo comprido. Os pais, sempre buscando a felicidade dos filhos, encaram de coração aberto a realidade de terem uma criança transgênero. Dessa forma, Claude se torna Poppy. Ela é a mesma criança amorosa, curiosa e inteligente, mas não está livre do perigo e dos preconceitos. Quando Rosie atende, no hospital em que trabalha, uma universitária trans que foi espancada por alunos de uma fraternidade, ela decide que a cidade em que vivem é perigosa para Poppy e decide mudar toda a família a fim de proteger a filha. Com a mudança, uma nova chance se apresenta. Na nova cidade, ninguém nunca ouviu falar de Claude, apenas Poppy. Rosie e Penn decidem, então, manter essa informação em segredo. Por um tempo, sua filha cresce protegida, mas as tensões em torno desse segredo aumentam, e a verdade vem à tona. Quando a bolha de proteção estoura, Poppy e sua família precisam encarar a realidade de um mundo desconhecido, cheio de dúvida, medo e angústia, e aprender a lidar com os novos desafios de uma pré-adolescência incomum. As coisas como elas são é uma história sobre transformações, contos de fadas e família. E sobre como as coisas sempre são como são: mudanças se mostram difíceis; educar filhos é um mergulho no desconhecido; crianças crescem, mas nem sempre da forma que planejamos; e alguns segredos não podem permanecer eternamente escondidos.

As coisas como elas são

Laurie Frankel schreef met Poppy & Claude een roman over ouderschap, en de sprong in het diepe die dat is: kinderen groeien niet altijd op zoals verwacht, en geheimen kunnen nooit eeuwig verborgen gehouden worden, hoe vurig iedereen dat ook wenst. Frankel is zelf ook moeder van een transgenderkind. Rosie en Penn hopen na vier zonen vurig op een dochter, maar krijgen weer een jongen. Maar Claude is anders dan zijn broers. Op een dag trekt hij een jurk aan en wil hij een handtasje meenemen naar de crèche: als hij groot wordt, wil hij een meisje worden. Rosie en Penn raken daarvan niet in paniek: kinderen hebben fases en doen-alsof hoort erbij. Ze gaan er vol overgave in mee. Maar voor ze het weten, is Claudes gedrag een geheim van de familie geworden. En geheimen komen op een dag uit.

Poppy & Claude

Rosie och Penns femårige son Claude, yngst av fem bröder, älskar att klä sig i klänning, och drömmer om att vara en prinsessa. När hon blir stor vill hon bli en flicka, säger Claude. När åren går står det klart att det är mer än en lek deras son är faktiskt en dotter. Vad gör man när man inser att ens barn är en transperson? Rosie och Penn vill att Claude ska få vara vem hon vill. De är bara inte säkra på att de är redo att dela det med hela världen. Snart döljer hela familjen Claudes hemlighet. Tills den en dag exploderar. Saker vi döljer är en roman om avslöjanden, förvandlingar och familj. Den handlar om att förändring alltid är svårt och mirakulöst och svårt igen, föräldraskap är alltid ett steg ut i det okända med hållna tummar och bräddfulla hjärtan, barn växer men inte alltid enligt plan. Och familjer med hemligheter kan inte hålla dem för alltid. Det här är en roman alla borde läsa. Den är briljant. Den är djärv. Och det är dags. Elizabeth George

Saker vi döljer

Après quatre garçons, Rosie et Penn, couple aussi atypique que chaleureux, rêvent d'avoir une fille. Rosie, surtout, ne recule devant rien afin d'influencer le sort, mais au fond personne n'est supris d'apprendre la naissance du petit Claude. Pourtant, dès son plus jeune âge, le dernier de la tribu se distingue : il préfère les robes aux pantalons, veut pouvoir s'asseoir sur ses cheveux longs et s'identifie plus aux princesses des contes de fées qu'aux princes charmants. Dans son corps de garçon, Claude, désormais nommé Poppy, se sent fille. Alors que sa famille essaie de composer avec cette nouvelle donne, son entourage le rejette. Commence alors un long chemin pour Poppy et les siens, au cours duquel la vraie nature de chacun va être révélée et parfois mise à rude épreuve. Toutefois, si chaque changement apporte son lot de difficultés, il produit aussi ses petits miracles...

Poppy et les métamorphoses

Manchmal ist das Ende erst der Anfang Mithilfe eines Computers hat Sam seine Traumfrau Meredith gefunden. Als deren Oma Livvie stirbt, versucht er sie zu trösten: Er lässt seinen Rechner aus alten E-Mails von Livvie eine neue Nachricht generieren, wie die Oma sie geschrieben haben könnte. Meredith ist begeistert! Sie will weiter mit ihrer virtuellen Livvie kommunizieren. Und sie will anderen ebenfalls die Möglichkeit bieten, auf diese Weise mit ihren geliebten Verstorbenen in Kontakt zu bleiben. Doch damit beginnen die Probleme. Und auch die tiefe Liebe zwischen Sam und Meredith steht bald vor einer gigantischen Prüfung. Sam arbeitet in einer Agentur für Onlinedating, er selbst hat die Hoffnung auf eine Freundin jedoch schon fast aufgegeben. Aber dann entwickelt er einen neuen Algorithmus, der tatsächlich den perfekten Partner für jeden errechnet. Und so fi ndet auch Sam seine Traumfrau: Meredith. Wenig später stirbt Merediths geliebte Grossmutter Livvie. Um Meredith in ihrem Kummer zu helfen, erarbeitet Sam ein neues Programm: Aus allen Briefen und Gesprächen, die Livvie über E-Mail und Video-Chat auf dem Computer hinterlassen hat, erstellt der Algorithmus eine - natürlich erfundene - letzte Mail an Meredith. Das Ergebnis ist so tröstlich, dass Sam und Meredith sogar eine Geschäftsidee daraus entwickeln: RePrise - die Firma, die letzte Gespräche mit Verstorbenen ermöglicht. Aber dann geschieht etwas Schreckliches, und Sam und Meredith drohen alles zu verlieren - selbst ihre grosse Liebe. Laurie Frankel studierte Literatur und unterrichtete zehn Jahre lang als Collegelehrerin und Universitätsdozentin. Seit 2011 lässt sie diesen Beruf ruhen, um sich ganz dem Schreiben zu widmen. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann, ihrem kleinen Sohn, ihrem Border Collie und vielen Büchern in Seattle.

Der Algorithmus der Liebe

När datageniet Sam möter sitt livs kärlek, Meredith, på dejtingföretaget där de båda jobbar, slår det gnistor. Livet leker - tills Sam får sparken och Merediths älskade mormor dör. För att muntra upp sin flickvän skapar Sam ett dataprogram som skickar mejl från hennes mormor. Kusligt? Ja. Övernaturligt? Nej - våra personligheter finns ju sparade i mejl, videofilmer och sociala medier. Paret inser snart att de sitter på århundradets affärsidé och startar företag ihop. Kunderna strömmar till för att få kontakt med sina döda nära och kära. Men på varje person som vill ta farväl går det tio som inte kan släppa taget. Att tala med de döda visar sig vara mer komplicerat än någon hade kunnat ana, och en dag ställs Meredith och Sam inför en tragedi som får allt att rasa samman. "Vi möts igen" är en gripande, smart och oförglömlig kärleksroman som utmanar gränserna för vad som är tekniskt möjligt och vad en desperat människa står ut med. "En dag" möter "The social network" över en latte i Seattle - och det är bara början.

Vi möts igen

This charming, visual hop along the bunny trail includes 60 color photos of 30 different breeds, with fun-to-read details about each breed's origins, coat, and behavior, as well as distinctive characteristics.

Funny Bunnies

Laurie Frankel viu a Seattle, on fins fa poc ensenyava literatura. Ara és escriptora a temps complet i és considerada per la crítica de forma unànime com una de les joves veus de la literatura nord-americana més destacades. Tu i jo, ara i sempre s'ha convertit en un èxit internacional i es publica a més de trenta països.

Tu i jo, ara i sempre

Download a free excerpt from Laurie Frankel's One Two Three. From the New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is, a Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Pick, comes a timely, topical novel about love and family that will make you laugh and cry...and laugh again. How do you let go of the past when the past won't let go of you? Everyone knows everyone in the tiny town of Bourne. But the Mitchell sisters are especially beloved, and not just because they’re teenage triplets. Mirabel is the smartest person anyone has ever met, and no one is fooled by her wheelchair or her Voice app into thinking otherwise. Monday is the town’s purveyor of books now that the library’s closed—tell her the book you think you want, and she’ll pull the one you actually do from the microwave or her underwear drawer. Mab’s job is hardest of all: get good grades, get into college, get out of Bourne. For a few weeks seventeen years ago, Bourne was national news when its water turned green and was declared unfit for use, but it was too late for its residents. And just when it seems life might go on the same forever, the first moving truck anyone’s seen in years pulls up. Then a new student enrolls at Bourne Memorial High. He’s smart and handsome and exciting—and the Mitchell family’s sworn enemy. And soon, in a town where nothing ever changes, suddenly everything does.

One Two Three: Chapter Sampler

Det er sådan, det altid er, når en familie holder på en hemmelighed … det kan ende med, at det er hemmeligheden, der holder på familien. Det er sådan, det altid er, når en familie lever lykkeligt til deres dages ende … det kan ende med at blive kompliceret. Det er sådan, det altid er, når børn forandrer sig … og så forandrer de verden. Det er sådan, Claude er. Han er fem år, den yngste af fem brødre, og han elsker marmelademadder. Han elsker også at gå i kjole og drømmer om at blive prinsesse. Laurie Frankels bøger har ligget på New York Times bestsellerliste, og hun er en prisvindende forfatter til tre romaner. Man kan støde på ting, hun har skrevet, i The New York Times, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly og People Magazine. Hun har modtaget flere priser, og hendes bøger er oversat til mere end 25 sprog. Og hun er god til at lave suppe.

Sådan er det altid

Sam jobber i et firma som driver med nettdating, men kommer seg aldri på date selv. Derfor lager han en algoritme som kan finne folks sjelevenner. Slik møter han sitt livs kjærlighet, Meredith. Hun har alt han ser etter i en kvinne, og han er perfekt for henne – det er dømt til å lykkes. Da Merediths bestemor dør, bruker Sam alle sine datakunnskaper til å lage et program som gjør at man kan kommunisere med de døde. Det er ren, skjær programmering, basert på mailer, chatter og andre elektroniske spor avdøde har etterlatt seg på nettet. Men det som starter som en fiks idé, blir snart en viktigere del av Sams liv enn han noensinne kunne forestilt seg. "Vi snakkes", som utkom i 2012 i USA, er Frankels andre roman og satte henne for alvor på det litterære verdenskartet. Boken er solgt til 27 land, og filmrettighetene er kjøpt av Summit, selskapet bak Twilight og Divergent.

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