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 the laugh-out-loud humor and heartfelt wisdom that made Animal Husbandry a national bestseller, Laura Zigman's second novel introduces Ellen Franck, a successful single career woman whose one desire--a child of her own--throws her into the ever-growing ranks of the "reproductively challenged." Ellen has a life many people dream about--a glamorous fashion industry job, an apartment in Greenwich Village, good friends--and yet Ellen feels herself at sixes and sevens, filled with a vague longing for...what? She can't say. Then the sight of her newborn niece, Nicole (a.k.a. "The Pickle"), makes her realize exactly what she's been missing: a child. But there's one problem. Malcolm, the man she loves, is too scarred by the long-ago death of his young son to ever consider fatherhood again. Looking down the barrel of the dark side of thirty-five, Ellen knows that time is passing, and as it does, her desire to have a baby only increases--especially when her sister Lynn announces she's pregnant with her second child. Now Ellen must finally address the very real flaws in her relationship with Malcolm and examine her doubts and fears about the only option that seems to be available--single motherhood. And so begins nine months of reading, Internet surfing, and nonstop Zigmanesque observations about morning sickness, stretch marks, accelerated hair growth, digestion, amniocentesis (and that's just the beginning). And Ellen...well, Ellen finally makes a clear-eyed decision that will change her life. This book has not been prepared, approved, or licensed by any entity that created or produced Sesame Street. Her biological clock ticking, Ellen's desire to have a baby only increases--especially when her sister Janice announces she's pregnant with her second child. Now Ellen must deal with the very real flaws in her relationship with Malcolm, and finally examine her doubts and fears about the only option that seems to be available--single motherhood. And so begins nine months of reading, Internet-surfing, and non-stop Zigmanesque observations about morning sickness, stretch marks, accelerated hair growth, digestion, amniocentesis (and that's just the beginning). And Ellen . . . well, Ellen makes a final clear-eyed decision that will change her life. -->

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.

Julia Einstein, specjalistka public relations, otrzymuje nie lada zadanie: ma wypromować Mary Ford - niedgysiejszą gwiazdę kina, dziś zgorzkniałą, złośliwą, odrażającą osobę. Zabawna, błyskotliwa i wciągająca powieść z życia show- biznesu. Inteligentna, ciepła, pełna humoru książka, która przywraca poczucie własnej wartości i wiarę w to, że nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło. To balsam na duszę wszystkich kobiet, którym nieobce są zmagania z tym, co wydaje się niemożliwe do pogodzenia - macierzyństwem, rodziną i karierą.