Meg Wolitzer verkent meesterlijk de complexiteit van relaties en maatschappelijke verwachtingen, waarbij ze vaak met scherpe inzichten het innerlijke leven van vrouwen belicht. Haar proza wordt geprezen om zijn genuanceerde karakterstudies en scherpe observaties van de menselijke natuur. Door haar werk duikt ze in thema's als ambitie, moederschap en de zoektocht naar identiteit in verschillende levensfasen. Wolitzers schrijven nodigt lezers uit om na te denken over de ongrijpbare aard van succes en geluk.
The New York Times Bestseller BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime 'The wit, intelligence and deep feeling of Wolitzer's writing are extraordinary' Jeffrey Eugenides`Greer didn't really know why Faith took an interest.
Whatever became of the most talented people you once knew? On a warm summer night in 1974, six teenagers play at being cool. They smoke pot, drink vodka, share their dreams and vow always to be interesting. Decades later, aspiring actress Jules has resigned herself to a more practical occupation; Cathy has stopped dancing; Jonah has laid down his guitar and Goodman has disappeared. Only Ethan and Ash, now married, have remained true to their adolescent dreams and have become shockingly successful too. As the groupâe(tm)s fortunes tilt precipitously, their friendships are put under the ultimate strain of envy and crushing disappointment. âe~The wit, intelligence and deep feeling of Wolitzerâe(tm)s writing are extraordinary and The Interestings brings her achievement, already so steadfast and remarkable, to an even higher levelâe(tm) Jeffrey Eugenides
Jam Gallahue, fifteen, unable to cope with the loss of her boyfriend Reeve, is sent to a therapeutic boarding school in Vermont, where a journal-writing assignment for an exclusive, mysterious English class transports her to the magical realm of Belzhar, where she and Reeve can be together.