Graceland: A Novel
Autor Nancy Crochiereen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 mai 2023
Nancy Crochiere delivers a big-hearted, funny, and fast-paced debut novel that follows three generations of women at odds with one another on a road-trip chase from Boston to Memphis.
People-pleasing Hope Robinson can’t seem to please anyone lately--not her slogan-spewing boss, not her pink-haired teenage daughter, and especially not her mother, the flamboyant soap-star, Olivia Grant. Olivia loves Elvis more than Jesus, and now that she’s on oxygen, she insists Hope take her on a final trip to Graceland. Unfortunately, that’s the one place Hope can’t go. Eighteen years earlier, pregnant and distraught, Hope fled Tennessee with a secret agreement: to never reveal her baby’s father and never return to Memphis.
Olivia, though, has never learned the word no. After she wrangles Hope’s impulsive daughter, Dylan, to drive her from Boston to Memphis with the promise of meeting her mystery father, Hope has no choice but to chase after them. She must stop them before they ambush Dylan’s father, exposing Hope’s lies, breaking the NDA, and igniting a political and media firestorm.
Along the road to Memphis, as the women encounter former soap actors, free-range ferrets, and a trio of Elvis-impersonating frat boys, everyone’s long-held secrets begin to unravel. In order to become the family they long to be, Hope, Olivia, and Dylan must face hard truths about themselves and one another on the bumpy road to acceptance, forgiveness, and ultimately, grace.
“Funny and touching. Every debut novel should be this entertaining." —Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780063288430
ISBN-10: 0063288435
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
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ISBN-10: 0063288435
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Avon
Recenzii
"Irresistible, addictive, and utterly entertaining, Graceland is bound to win readers' hearts. There are few things more delightful than a mother-daughter-granddaughter trio on a road trip. To Graceland! This story of family secrets, broken promises, and the healing power of love will stay with you long after the final page is turned." — Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author
“Funny and touching. Every debut novel should be this entertaining. You’ll love these women. Prepare to enjoy!"
— Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
"Who doesn’t love a road trip especially when it’s a quirky, page-turning debut? Fasten those seatbelts as Crochiere introduces three generations of women, all packing their own secrets and baggage, as they go en route to Graceland to find some grace of their own. About mothers and daughters, the end of life and the beginnings, and mostly about how life has its own ideas about the roadmaps we think we have to follow." — Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You
"Brimming with mischief and mystery, Nancy Crochiere’s Graceland is as heartfelt as it is hilarious. This generational road trip pulls you in with speed and locks you in for the ride—much like the feisty force of nature, Olivia, who models for her daughter and granddaughter living life with vigor despite fears and challenges. Make time in your schedule because you won’t be sleeping until you finish this charming gem of a novel." — Ann Garvin, USA Today bestselling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work
"Graceland is an utterly enchanting update of the American road story. Combining classic madcap antics with an up-to-the-minute look at family dynamics and forgiveness, the novel is at once funny and probing, personal and political, full of both youthful verve and the wisdom that comes with age. Imagine getting to hear slim Elvis and fat Elvis crooning together in harmony—that’s how fun it is to read this book!" — Michael Lowenthal, author of Charity Girl
"If a book could be a Cadillac convertible taken out for a joyful spin by three generations of strong-minded women, Graceland is it. With twists and turns aplenty, this warmhearted comic novel will leave you believing that love really does conquer all." — Holly Robinson, author of Folly Cove
"If you like road trips, soap opera villainesses, lost loves, and found fathers—and who doesn't like them?—you'll love Nancy Crochiere’s delightful, never-a dull-chapter first novel. Graceland is an expertly structured tale of family secrets that get revealed over the course of a trip to Memphis and with Elvis’s greatest hits playing in the background. Crochiere delivers enough humor and surprises to keep the reader eagerly turning pages and enough heart to make this one memorable and satisfying journey." — Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life
“A fun, warm-hearted story with fresh and original passengers, Graceland is a new spin on the family road trip, complete with a love-story-mystery at its center. I loved it!” — Laurie Petrou, author of Stargazer
“Funny and touching. Every debut novel should be this entertaining. You’ll love these women. Prepare to enjoy!"
— Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
"Who doesn’t love a road trip especially when it’s a quirky, page-turning debut? Fasten those seatbelts as Crochiere introduces three generations of women, all packing their own secrets and baggage, as they go en route to Graceland to find some grace of their own. About mothers and daughters, the end of life and the beginnings, and mostly about how life has its own ideas about the roadmaps we think we have to follow." — Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You
"Brimming with mischief and mystery, Nancy Crochiere’s Graceland is as heartfelt as it is hilarious. This generational road trip pulls you in with speed and locks you in for the ride—much like the feisty force of nature, Olivia, who models for her daughter and granddaughter living life with vigor despite fears and challenges. Make time in your schedule because you won’t be sleeping until you finish this charming gem of a novel." — Ann Garvin, USA Today bestselling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work
"Graceland is an utterly enchanting update of the American road story. Combining classic madcap antics with an up-to-the-minute look at family dynamics and forgiveness, the novel is at once funny and probing, personal and political, full of both youthful verve and the wisdom that comes with age. Imagine getting to hear slim Elvis and fat Elvis crooning together in harmony—that’s how fun it is to read this book!" — Michael Lowenthal, author of Charity Girl
"If a book could be a Cadillac convertible taken out for a joyful spin by three generations of strong-minded women, Graceland is it. With twists and turns aplenty, this warmhearted comic novel will leave you believing that love really does conquer all." — Holly Robinson, author of Folly Cove
"If you like road trips, soap opera villainesses, lost loves, and found fathers—and who doesn't like them?—you'll love Nancy Crochiere’s delightful, never-a dull-chapter first novel. Graceland is an expertly structured tale of family secrets that get revealed over the course of a trip to Memphis and with Elvis’s greatest hits playing in the background. Crochiere delivers enough humor and surprises to keep the reader eagerly turning pages and enough heart to make this one memorable and satisfying journey." — Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life
“A fun, warm-hearted story with fresh and original passengers, Graceland is a new spin on the family road trip, complete with a love-story-mystery at its center. I loved it!” — Laurie Petrou, author of Stargazer
Notă biografică
Nancy Crochiere chronicled the ups and downs of family life?including her obsession with George Clooney?in her humorous newspaper column, ?The Mother Load.? Her essays have appeared in the Boston Globe and Writer's Digest, and on WBUR's Cognoscenti blog. In her free time, she acts as an extra in feature films and TV shows.