Laura Zigman Knihy

Tento román je smyšlený. Jména, postavy, místa a události jsou buď dílem autorčiny představivosti, nebo jsou užity ve smyšleném kontextu. Jakákoli podobnost se skutečnými osobami, událostmi nebo místy je náhodná. Autorka se zamýšlí nad tím, proč muži opouštějí ženy a už se nevracejí, a uvádí teorii Nové Krávy, což je zkratka pro smutnou pravdu, že muži hledají něco nového. Tato teorie, kterou přejmenovala a zdokonalila, vychází z článku o samčím chování, který ji zaujal po osobní zkušenosti s opuštěním. Teorie Nové Krávy byla založena na studiích o preferencích páření u býků. Když byla k býkovi přivedena kráva, měl o ni zájem, ale když se mu znovu představila, už ji nechtěl. Býk toužil po Nové Krávě, a když mu byla Stará Kráva přestrojena, opět ji odmítl. Nakonec, i když byla Staré Krávě přidána vůně Nové Krávy, býk si uvědomil, že to není to, co hledá. Tento příběh odhaluje, jak muži často touží po nových vzrušeních, a ilustruje, jak je obtížné skrýt skutečnost, že to, co hledají, je ve skutečnosti něco nového, nikoli starého ve vylepšeném balení.

From bestselling author Laura Zigman comes a heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults--and finally reckon with their childhood A year after her divorce, Joyce is settling into being single again. She likes her job archiving family photos and videos, and she's developed a secret comforting hobby: trolling the neighborhood social networking site, Small World, for posts that help solve life's easiest problems. When her older sister, Lydia, also divorced, calls to tell her she's moving back east from Los Angeles after almost thirty years away, Joyce invites Lydia to move into her Cambridge apartment. Temporarily. Just until she finds a place of her own. But their unlikely cohabitation--not helped by annoying new neighbors upstairs--turns out to be the post-divorce rebound relationship Joyce hadn't planned on. Instead of forging the bond she always dreamed of having with Lydia, their relationship frays. And they rarely discuss the loss of their sister, Eleanor, who was significantly disabled and died when she was only ten years old. When new revelations from their family's history come to light, will those secrets further split them apart, or course correct their connection for the future? Written with wry humor and keen sensitivity, Small World is a powerful novel of sisterhood and hope--a reminder that sometimes you have to look back in order to move ahead.

Have you ever wondered if you love your dog better than your partner? Life hasn't gone according to Judy's plan. Her career as a children's book author has taken an embarrassing nose dive. Her teenage son Teddy treats her with a combination of mortification and indifference. Her best friend is dying. And her husband, Gary, has become a pot-addled 'snackologist' who she can't afford to divorce. On top of it all, she has a painfully ironic job writing articles for a self-help website-a poor fit for someone seemingly incapable of helping herself.

With laugh-out-loud humor and heartfelt wisdom, Laura Zigman's second novel introduces Ellen Franck, a successful single career woman whose longing for a child propels her into the ranks of the "reproductively challenged." Despite her glamorous fashion industry job, a Greenwich Village apartment, and good friends, Ellen feels an unnameable void. The arrival of her newborn niece, Nicole, clarifies her desire: she wants a child. However, her relationship with Malcolm, who is haunted by the death of his young son, complicates matters. As she approaches thirty-five, Ellen's urgency grows, particularly when her sister Lynn announces her second pregnancy. Faced with the flaws in her relationship with Malcolm, Ellen grapples with her fears about single motherhood. This leads her to a journey filled with reading, Internet surfing, and Zigmanesque observations on pregnancy—from morning sickness to amniocentesis. Ultimately, Ellen arrives at a decisive moment that will alter the course of her life forever.

Elise meets Donald on a flight to Washington, D.C., where he teaches and she edits self-help books. He is dreamy: 6'6" with unflinching green eyes and a proclivity for speaking frankly. Incredibly, they fall in love, get engaged, and start discussing wedding invitations. And then Elise meets "her--"Adrienne--Donald's stunning, leggy ex-fiancee. Adrienne is newly single and planning a move to D.C. Cleavage-baring, half-French, and with a degree from Yale, she seduces men with one flick of her hair. Worst of all, she and Donald have remained "good friends" since they broke up. Convinced that Adrienne is out to win Donald back, Elise begins stalking both of them obsessively . . . and starts adding up clues to what looks like a brazen affair.

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