Delia Ephron is een gevierd auteur en scenarioschrijver wiens werken worden gekenmerkt door humor en een scherp inzicht in menselijke relaties. Ze schrijft met lichtheid en elegantie, of ze nu humoristische boeken voor kinderen, tot nadenken stemmende essays voor volwassenen of scenario's voor succesvolle films creëert. Haar schrijfstijl verkent vaak de dynamiek van familie en vriendschap met eerlijkheid en empathie. Ze creëert gedenkwaardige personages en situaties die zowel vermaken als resoneren bij lezers en publiek.
If you pitched a movie about a recently-widowed woman in her seventies who reconnects with a man she dated in college, leading to an exchange of emails and the pair falling in love fifty years after their first date, the studio exec would say it's too far-fetched.
An electrifying New York Times bestselling novel about marriage and deceit that follows two couples on vacation in Siracusa, a town on the coast of Sicily, where the secrets they have hidden from one another are exposed and relationships are unraveled. With her inimitable psychological astuteness and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship, and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ionian Sea, Siracusa unfolds with the pacing of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none will see coming. One of People Magazine’s Top 10 Books • A Washington Post Bestseller • A Los Angeles Times Bestseller • A USA Today Bestseller • One of Vulture’s 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever • A People Magazine Summer Reading Pick • One of Elle, InStyle, and Marie Claire’s Best of July • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016 (Fiction)
Destined for a Christmas film release from Columbia Pictures, this heartfelt novel by the co-screenwriter of "Sleepless in Seattle" is about a woman trying to keep her life and her loose-cannon family in order. "Delia Ephron is blessed with the driest of wits, the tenderest of hearts, and an uncanny ear for the way people talk."--Armistead Maupin. The movie will star Meg Ryan and Diane Keaton.
Szenen gescheiterter Ehen, davor und danach. Mitwirkende: die Verflossenen, die Neuen, die Kinder. Der ganz gewöhnliche Schrecken, direkt aus dem Leben gegriffen - 21 kleine Tragödien vom Lieben und Leiden, sarkastisch und voller Witz.
Humorous book about childrens' behavior told from an adult perspective.
