Matthew Weiner

Named a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year: The explosive debut novel about family, power, and privilege from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men. Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still not quite at the top. When the new owners of the penthouse above them begin construction, an unstable stranger penetrates the security of their comfortable lives and threatens to destroy everything they've created.

Heather, the Totality

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Heather er 17 år, og hun formelig gløder av sjarm og skjønnhet. Hun er datteren av en fremgangsrik børsmegler og en mor som aldri fikk drømmejobben i forlagsbransjen. Familien lever i relativ harmoni på riktig side av Manhattan. Men da foreldrene reiser bort en sommer, mens leiligheten skal renoveres og Heather blir i byen, skjer det noe uventet. Det har å gjøre med Bobby Klasky, en bygningsarbeider fra New Jersey, som har øye for flere ting enn oppussing. Med utgangspunkt i karakterportretter, ruller forfatteren opp en historie med flere uventede vendinger. Samtidig løfter boken opp klasseforskjeller i USA. Forfatteren er skaperen av tv-dramaet Mad Men, og han har tidligere arbeidet som produsent på Sopranos. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.

Heather, hele historien

Los Breakstone (Mark, un exitoso gestor de fondos, su esposa Karen y su hija adolescente Heather) parecen la familia perfecta, dueños de una vida inmaculada en la ciudad de Nueva York. En el otro extremo está Bobby Klasky, expresidiario e hijo de madre drogadicta, mentiroso con tendencias psicópatas, que no podía ser menos afortunado. Cuando Mark descubre a Bobby mirando a su hija, entenderá cómo de lejos es capaz de llegar para mantener a salvo a su familia. Contada de una forma elegante y llena de matices que evocan directamente la atmósfera de Mad Men, Heather, la obsesión mantiene el ritmo y la tensión narrativa propias de la mejor tradición del cine negro; es mucho más que un thriller doméstico: es una fábula oscura acerca de los retos a los que se enfrenta una familia en la sociedad del siglo xxi. Vinculado desde hace dos décadas al mundo de la televisión, Matthew Weiner (Baltimore, 1965) es mayormente conocido por ser el guionista, creador, productor ejecutivo y director de Mad Men, que ha recibido 116 nominaciones a los Emmy, tres Globos de Oro y dos premios BAFTA, entre otros. Es también reconocido por su trabajo en otras series como Los Soprano y Orange is the New Black. Absolutamente Heather es su primera novela.

Absolutamente Heather

Karen et Mark se rencontrent sur le tard, faute d'avoir rencontré quelqu'un plus tôt. Karen est une femme séduisante dont la carrière n'a jamais pris le tour qu'elle espérait. Mark est un homme quelconque qui semble cependant doué pour faire fortune. Ils donnent naissance à Heather, la plus adorable des enfants. Pendant qu'elle grandit, Mark gagne beaucoup d'argent tandis que Karen organise chaque instant de l'existence de leur fille, dont elle est folle. Ils s'installent dans un grand appartement dans un quartier huppé de New York et semblent mener une vie parfaite. Bobby est bien moins chanceux. Après une enfance difficile, il fait un séjour en prison puis se retrouve sur un chantier où il travaille d'arrache-pied. Là, il est ébloui par Heather et se met chaque jour à la guetter. Ses regards carnassiers sont interceptés par Mark, qui, pressentant le danger, tentera coûte que coûte de préserver sa famille. Le créateur de Mad Men compose un premier roman sombre et tendu qui égratigne le mariage, la parentalité et les rapports de classe dans l'Amérique contemporaine. Il décrit aussi magnifiquement les ambiguïtés du désir et laisse entrevoir la bête tapie en chacun de nous.

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Taschen America, LLC

With its brilliant writing, spot-on acting, faultless art direction, and impeccable costume design, Mad Men is a landmark for cable television. Never before has a period series offered such compelling plotlines alongside such painstaking attention to detail and accuracy. As the show's personal and professional machinations evolve, so too are the minutiae and the milestones of history in motion, from the shifting height of hemlines to the struggles of the civil rights movement. This book is TASCHEN's tribute to Mad Men's television art. Volume 1 chronicles the show's seven seasons with sequential stills alongside key script excerpts. From a sideways glance to a cavorting office Christmas party, each frame captivates in its masterful visual storytelling, its choreography of people, places, and situations down to the most discrete, dynamic detail. Volume 2 brings a wealth of behind-the-scenes insights with on-set photographs, production ephemera, costume designs, notes from the writers' room, as well as extensive and candid interviews with the show's creator, Matthew Weiner; the "Writers' Room" (Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Andre Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Carly Wray); Scott Hornbacher (executive producer and director); Phil Abraham (cinematographer and director); Chris Manley (director of photography); Dan Bishop (production and set designer); Janie Bryant (costume designer); and Jon Hamm (actor and director). From the plot twists that took our breath away to the unforgettable outfits, from the shapes and textures of '60s decor to the very real intricacies of relationships, discover the ideas, inspirations, and talents that brought human lives and human history together on the small screen. Limited Art Edition of 500 numbered copies, each signed by Matthew Weiner. Comes with the complete Mad Men scripts in seven volumes, quarterbound in slipcase, and a print of the Season 6 artwork, signed by Brian Sanders.

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