Jami Attenberg Boeken

From the bestselling author of The Middlesteins comes comes this unique novel about a forgotten heroine of the 1930s.Meet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and feisty, she runs The Venice, the famed movie theatre in the rundown Bowery district of New York City. She spends her days taking tickets, chatting with drunks and eccentrics, and chasing out the troublemakers. After closing up, the nights are her own, and she fills them with romance and booze aplenty-even during Prohibition.When the Great Depression hits, and homelessness soars, Mazie opens The Venice to those in need, giving them shelter and dimes for food and booze, and earning the nickname 'Saint Mazie'. Inspired by Joseph Mitchell's essay about Mazie in Up in the Old Hotel, acclaimed author Jami Attenberg's novel honours an extraordinary life and heralds a completely original approach to writing historical fiction.Weaving together fictionalised diaries, writings and interviews, Attenberg has constructed an utterly convincing portrait of Mazie Philips, which is also a deeply moving portrait of New York as it passed through the First World War, Prohibition, the boom of the '20s, and then the terrible depression of the '30s.

For more than thirty years, Edie and Richard Middlestein shared a solid family life together in the suburbs of Chicago. But now things are splintering apart, for one reason, it seems: Edie's enormous girth. She's obsessed with food--thinking about it, eating it--and if she doesn't stop, she won't have much longer to live. When Richard abandons his wife, it is up to the next generation to take control. Robin, their schoolteacher daughter, is determined that her father pay for leaving Edie. Benny, an easy-going, pot-smoking family man, just wants to smooth things over. And Rachelle-- a whippet thin perfectionist-- is intent on saving her mother-in-law's life, but this task proves even bigger than planning her twin children's spectacular b'nai mitzvah party. Through it all, they wonder: do Edie's devastating choices rest on her shoulders alone, or are others at fault, too? With pitch-perfect prose, huge compassion, and sly humor, Jami Attenberg has given us an epic story of marriage, family, and obsession. The Middlesteins explores the hopes and heartbreaks of new and old love, the yearnings of Midwestern America, and our devastating, fascinating preoccupation with food.

A fierce, and funny memoir of how the New York Times-bestselling author embraced her creativity - and how it saved her

Hilarious, courageous and mesmerizing from page one, ALL GROWN UP is a little gem that packs a devastating wallop. It's that rare book I'm dying to give all my friends so we can discuss it deep into the night. I'm in awe of Jami Attenberg. Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go Bernadette

An unforgettable novel of family secrets from New York Times bestselling author of The Middlesteins.

Exploring the complexities of family dynamics, this novel follows a troubled mother and her two daughters over four decades. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving American landscape, the story delves into their struggles and aspirations as they navigate personal challenges in their quest for identity and belonging. The narrative captures the essence of resilience and the pursuit of self-discovery through generational shifts and societal changes.

"1000 words is about becoming--and staying--motivated, discovering yourself and your creative desires, and approaching your craft from a new direction"--

Über dreißig Jahre lang haben Edie und Richard Middlestein ein ganz normales Familienleben in einem Vorort von Chicago geführt. Auf einmal drohen die Dinge auseinanderzubrechen, nicht ganz unschuldig daran ist Edies enormer Umfang. Essen ist für sie eine Sucht - und wenn sich das nicht ändert, hat sie nicht mehr lange zu leben. Als Richard ihren Eigensinn nicht mehr aushält und Edie verlässt, machen ihre Tochter Robin, ihr Sohn Benny und dessen Frau Rachelle es sich zur Aufgabe, Edie zu retten. Doch statt bei dieser heiklen Aufgabe an einem Strang zu ziehen, stehen sich alle gegenseitig im Weg. Und so steuert diese aberwitzige Familiengeschichte unerbittlich auf die spektakuläre Bar-Mizwa-Party der Zwillingsenkel zu, die ein Fiasko zu werden droht.

Jarvis Miller lebt in New Yorks hippem Viertel Williamsburg. Seit ihr Mann, ein berühmter Künstler, durch einen Unfall im Koma liegt, hat sie sich in hingebungsvolle Trauer zurückgezogen. Erst als sie im Waschsalon Tony, Mal und Scott kennenlernt – drei attraktive verheiratete Männer –, entdeckt sie ihre Lebenslust wieder. Gleichzeitig üben Galeristen und Kunsthändler Druck auf sie aus. Der tragische Unfall hat den Wert der Bilder ihres Mannes in die Höhe schnellen lassen. Dann enthüllen alte Fotos nie Geahntes über dessen Vergangenheit, und Jarvis beginnt, nicht nur ihre Ehe infrage zu stellen.