Graeme Simsion brengt een uniek analytisch perspectief naar fictie, na een carrière in IT-consultancy. Zijn romans duiken in de complexiteit van menselijke relaties en de zoektocht naar betekenis, vaak doordrenkt met humor en onverwachte wendingen. Via zijn personages verkent hij thema's als liefde, zelfontdekking en maatschappelijke verwachtingen. Simsions schrijfstijl is zowel nauwgezet als speels, en biedt lezers boeiende en tot nadenken stemmende verhalen.
Don Tillman doceert genetica aan de universiteit. Hij is superintelligent, kan geweldig koken en is op zoek naar een vrouw. Door zijn sociale onhandigheid is hij echter nooit verder gekomen dan een eerste date. Met behulp van een zestien pagina's tellende vragenlijst hoopt hij zijn perfecte partner te vinden. Dan komt Rosie Jarman in zijn leven: verre van perfect, maar wel intelligent en mooi. En ze is ook op zoek naar haar biologische vader - een zoektocht waar Don haar misschien bij zou kunnen helpen.
Don Tillman en Rosie Jarman zijn getrouwd en wonen in New York. Juist als Don wil vertellen dat Gene komt, zijn schuinsmarcherende beste vriend uit Australië, heeft Rosie nieuws: ze is zwanger. Op zijn geheel eigen wijze verwerft de autistische Don in no time alle kennis over vader worden. Maar zijn oude zwakheden komen weer boven en brengen hem in de problemen. Terwijl hij opgaat in het perfectioneren van alle praktische details, verliest hij zijn emoties totaal uit het oog. Hij dreigt Rosie kwijt te raken op het moment dat ze hem het hardste nodig heeft.
Until ten years ago, geneticist Don Tillman had never had a second date. Then he developed The Wife Project and met Rosie, 'the world's most incompatible woman'. Now, having survived 3,653 days of marriage, Don's life-contentment graph, recently at its highest point, is curving downwards. Don and Rosie's ten-year-old son, Hudson, is having trouble at school: his teachers say he isn't fitting in with the other kids. Rosie is battling Judas at work, and Don is in hot water after the Genetics Lecture Outrage. For Don, learning to be a good parent as well as a good partner will require the help of friends old and new. It will mean letting Hudson make his way in the world, and grappling with difficult truths about his own identity. It will also mean opening a cocktail bar.
This book is generally considered to be one of the best practical guides to data modeling and is commonly praised for its clarity and usefulness. Although it is a practitioner's guide, it garnered healthy classroom adoptions in the US and Australia. For the 3rd ed the authors have added a substantial online component including UML versions of all the diagrams, extra examples, course notes, questions, and solutions. Also, Graeme Simsion is a highly regarded member of the data management community, both in academia and industry. He won the 2002 DAMA Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2003 International Achievement Award. (Midwest).
Internationally bestselling husband-and-wife writing team, Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist return with another smart, romantic adventure set on another of Europe's incredible pilgrimages. TWO STEPS ONWARD is the wise and witty follow-up to TWO STEPS FORWARD. It's about helping the people you love, and knowing when to let go. Figuring out what you really want in life. And seizing your chances, before it's too late. Three years after life got in the way of their long-distance relationship, Californian artist Zoe and English engineer Martin have an unexpected opportunity to reunite: a second chance to follow in the footsteps of pilgrims in Europe. This time, they won't be walking the famous Camino de Santiago to north-west Spain but the less-travelled Chemin d'Assise and Via Francigena to Rome, along the mountainous paths from rural France. And rather than each setting off solo, they will accompany Zoe's old friend Camille--who, despite her life-threatening illness, insists she will walk the whole 1000 miles to seek an audience with the Pope--and her not-so-ex-husband, Gilbert, who sees the trip as a gourmet tour. Then Bernhard, Martin's young nemesis from the previous trek, shows up, along with Martin's daughter, Sarah, who is having a quarter-life crisis and doesn't exactly hit it off with Zoe...
The internationally bestselling novel from the author of The Rosie Result - two misfits walk 2,000 km along the Camino to find themselves and, perhaps, each other.
A novel about love, music and coming to terms with the past, from the author of the international bestseller The Rosie Project that has now sold over three million copies worldwide. On the cusp of fifty, Adam Sharp has a loyal partner, earns a good income as an IT contractor and is the music-trivia expert at quiz nights. It’s the lifestyle he wanted, but something’s missing. Two decades ago, on the other side of the world, his part-time piano playing led him into a passionate relationship with Angelina Brown, who’d abandoned law studies to pursue her acting dream. She gave Adam a chance to make it something more than an affair—but he didn’t take it. And now he can’t shake off his nostalgia for what might have been. Then, out of nowhere, Angelina gets in touch. What does she want? Does Adam dare to live dangerously? How far will he go for a second chance?
Collaboratively written by a renowned psychiatrist and a bestselling author, this Australian bestseller delves into complex themes of mental health and relationships. The narrative intertwines humor and emotional depth, exploring the intricacies of love and personal struggles. With a unique blend of insight and storytelling, the book captivates readers, offering a fresh perspective on human connections and the challenges that arise within them.
