Jennifer Weiner Boeken

Eerst is er de liefde, dan een huwelijk, en daarna wordt het pas echt interessant... Vier jonge vrouwen ontdekken hoe het moederschap hun leven en hun relaties met familie en vrienden verandert. Kelly's leven lijkt perfect, maar achter de deuren van haar luxe apartement probeert ze het evenwicht te vinden tussen carriere, huwelijk en moederschap. Becky is een ambitieuze, succesvolle chef-kok met een geweldige man en een schattig dochtertje, maar een valse schoonmoeder. Ayinde is gelukkig getrouwd met een beroemde basketballer, tot haar huwelijk in gevaar komt door het overspel van haar man. het jonge gezin komt zo nog meer in de belangstelling van de media. Lia heeft haar man en Hollywood-carriere achtergelaten in Los Angeles en begint in Philadelphia aan een nieuw leven. Ze draagt een tragisch geheim met zich mee. Tussen deze vrouwen ontstaat een hechte vriendschap, terwijl ze hun levens op orde proberen te houden. Lichte aardschokken is en ontroerende, grappige en inspirerende roman over vriendschap, liefde en moederschap.

Rachel Blum en Andy Landis zijn acht jaar oud als ze elkaar ontmoeten op de Eerste Hulp van het ziekenhuis. Rachel, door haar aangeboren hartafwijking al een ziekenhuisveteraan, is meteen geïntrigeerd door de jongen die daar helemaal alleen in de wachtkamer zit met een gebroken arm. Hij vertelt haar zijn naam. Zij vertelt hem een verhaal. Als Andy wordt meegenomen door een dokter en Rachel teruggaat naar haar ziekenhuisbed, denken ze dat ze elkaar nooit meer zullen zien. De twee hebben niets gemeen: Rachel groeit op in een keurige buitenwijk; de populaire en beschermd opgevoede dochter van twee liefhebbende ouders, Andy woont alleen met zijn regelmatig afwezige moeder en heeft een bijzonder talent voor hardlopen. Maar gedurende de dertig jaar die volgen zullen Andy en Rachel elkaar keer op keer ontmoeten - voor altijd verbonden door toeval, geschiedenis en de herinnering aan de eerste keer dat ze elkaar zagen, een nacht die hun beider levensloop ingrijpend veranderde.

Readers fell in love with Cannie Shapiro, the smart, sharp-tongued, bighearted heroine of Good in Bed who found her happy ending after her mother came out of the closet, her father fell out of her life, and her ex-boyfriend started chronicling their ex-sex life in the pages of a national magazine. Now Cannie's back. After her debut novel - a fictionalized (and highly sexualized) version of her life - became an overnight bestseller, she dropped out of the public eye and turned to writing science fiction under a pseudonym. She's happily married to the tall, charming diet doctor Peter Krushelevansky and has settled into a life that she finds wonderfully predictable - knitting in the front row of her daughter Joy's drama rehearsals, volunteering at the library, and taking over-forty yoga classes with her best friend Samantha. As preparations for Joy's bat mitzvah begin, everything seems right in Cannie's world. Then Joy discovers the novel Cannie wrote years before and suddenly finds herself faced with what she thinks is the truth about her own conception - the story her mother hid from her all her life. When Peter surprises his wife by saying he wants to have a baby, the family is forced to reconsider its history, its future, and what it means to be truly happy. Radiantly funny and disarmingly tender, with Weiner's whip-smart dialogue and sharp observations of modern life, Certain Girls is an unforgettable story about love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family. Readers fell in love with Connie Shapiro the smart, sharp tongued, bighearted heroine in Good in Bed who found her happy ending after her mother came out of the closet, her father fell out of her life, and her exboyfriend started chronicling ther ex sex life in the pages of a nationa magazine. Now connie's back, after a her first novel, a fictionalized and highly sexualized version of her life became an overnight bestseller she dropped out of the public eye and became a mom writing under a psyudonmy and writing sci fi Adapting to life in the subburbs is not as easy as she thought it would be.

"A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places--and be true to themselves--in a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through history--and herstory--as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives"

The story revolves around sisters Cassie and Zoe Griffin, whose contrasting personalities shape their paths in the music industry. While Zoe pursues fame with relentless ambition, Cassie's musical talent brings her into the spotlight, yet she struggles with self-acceptance. Two decades later, the sisters are estranged, each facing the consequences of their choices in the harsh reality of celebrity life. As Zoe's daughter Cherry seeks to follow in their footsteps, the sisters must confront their past mistakes and the possibility of healing their fractured relationship. This novel explores themes of love, forgiveness, and the cost of fame.

From bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a heartwarming tale of friendship and belonging. Twelve-year-old Alice, often overlooked, finds a friend in Millie, a Bigfoot she rescues. As they navigate challenges, including Bigfoot hunters, Alice and Millie learn to trust each other and embrace their true selves.

When her ex-boyfriend writes an insulting column about her, Cannie Shapiro - the smart, sharp, plus-sized reporter - who never thought that loving her was an act of courage, is plunged into misery, and the most amazing year of her life.

New York Times bestselling author Weiner takes readers into the heart of women's lives in an unforgettable, timely tale. When India Bishop's attempts at pregnancy fail, she turns to technology to help make her dreams come true, but disrupts the lives of those involved.

Jules Strauss is a Princeton senior with a full scholarship, acquaintances instead of friends, and a family she's ashamed to invite to Parents' Weekend. With the income she'll receive from donating her "pedigree" eggs, she believes she can save her father from addiction. Annie Barrow married her high school sweetheart and became the mother to two boys. After years of staying at home and struggling to support four people on her husband's salary, she thinks she's found a way to recover a sense of purpose and bring in some extra cash. India Bishop, thirty-eight (really forty-three), has changed everything about herself: her name, her face, her past. In New York City, she falls for a wealthy older man, Marcus Croft, and decides a baby will ensure a happy ending. When her attempts at pregnancy fail, she turns to technology, and Annie and Jules, to help make her dreams come true. But each of their plans is thrown into disarray when Marcus' daughter Bettina, intent on protecting her father, becomes convinced that his new wife is not what she seems. With startling tenderness and laugh-out-loud humor, Jennifer Weiner once again takes readers into the heart of women's lives in an unforgettable, timely tale that interweaves themes of class and entitlement, surrogacy and donorship, the rights of a parent and the measure of motherhood

"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?"--Publisher.