{"product_id":"go-gentle-the-joyful-new-novel-from-the-author-of-where-aod-you-go-bernadette-9781399634229","title":"Go Gentle: The joyful new novel from the author of Where’d You Go Bernadette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of the runaway bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You go, Bernadette \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with an uproarious, irresistible heart-tugging story about Adora   Hazzard: a divorcee who thinks she has it all figured until a mysterious   stranger walks into her life . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I ADORED THIS NOVEL' NINA STIBBE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'LOADED WITH MARIA SEMPLE'S SIGNATURE WIT' BONNIE GARMUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'SMART, FUNNY AND DEVASTATING IN A GREAT WAY' JENNETTE MCCURDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdora Hazzard has it all figured out. A contented divorcee, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family and the bliss of finally being solo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlone but far from lonely, she's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. But could a chance encounter with a charming stranger threaten her joyfully curated life and leave Adora suddenly wanting more - even if she must risk everything to get it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGo Gentle\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit and a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781399634229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 14 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Orion Publishing Co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23(H)x15.2(L)x3(W)460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 460\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Semple\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eToday Will Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis One Is Mine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels have been translated into forty languages. Before writing fiction, Maria wrote for TV.  She lives in New York.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor all those who crave a good page-turner, this is one wild ride of a story that carries equal parts wit and wisdom . . . I laughed out loud for real. And underneath the humor there was always something tender . . . a quiet truth about relationships, identity, and what it means to find peace with yourself\u003c\/b\u003e -- Oprah Winfrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSemple has created something rare in \u003ci\u003eGo Gentle:\u003c\/i\u003e a story that's both deeply intellectual and still accessible. This novel is what happens when someone who understands trauma writes about healing. Smart, funny, and devastating in a great way. Read this book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jennette McCurdy, bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom Died\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly original and loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit, \u003ci\u003eGo Gentle\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a fast, wild ride through the days and nights of a philosopher for whom the meaning of life - and how to get through it - is completely upended by the one thing she never saw coming. Love\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI adored this novel and it made me very happy. Go Gentle combines Semple's giant intellect, genius thinking, rich, witty dialogue and screwall comedy. Brimming with big ideas about art and philosophy and questions about the way we live our lives, this is an intricately plotted mystery, intrigue and romance with a glorious cast of characters\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat a delight this witty screwball caper through philosophy, the art world and late-blooming love is\u003c\/b\u003e -- Madeleine Feeny * Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSemple writes with immense charm. The book fizzes with funny lines... The book is a zany high-wire act and the main plot, which at times seemed like a shaggy dog story, is ingeniously wrapped up at the end... I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book, which is a lovely way to be left.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rebecca Wait * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSemple blends intrigue, humour, and irony into a story that splits open one character's life and might just inspire you to make yours a little bigger too.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ella Ceron * HARPER'S BAZAAR, Books everyone will be talking about in 2026 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe main character, Adora, a philosophy teacher for the children of a wealthy Manhattan family, is a brilliant creation - witty, sarcastic, clever - I loved her.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jo Finney * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny and smart, this is exactly the book you need to pack for instant and uplifting escapism (with a touch of #MeToo fury).\u003c\/b\u003e -- Francesca Brown * STYLIST *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe characters are great. Semple's witty, snappy, narrative bowls one happily along, with a sprinkling of Stoic wisdom for good measure.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Wendy Holden * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wild ride, although an exquisitely plotted one... it is so good to have the extraordinary Maria Semple back.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Andrew Billen * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA madcap caper to tickle your funny bone\u003c\/b\u003e -- Zoe West * WOMAN \u0026amp; HOME *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Semple is a treasure\u003c\/b\u003e * LA Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the kind of book I dream of. Hilarious, urbane, touching but never sentimental and just brilliantly plotted. It's about so many things - art world shenanigans, toxic Hollywood writer rooms, stoic philosophers, and above all, love, love, love. Maria Semple graces her readers with the intrigue, wisdom and belly laughs we deserve\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gary Shteyngart, author of Vera, or Faith and Our Country Friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI couldn't have loved this unbelievable treat of a novel more. Funny and clever and sexy and uplifting\u003c\/b\u003e -- Francesca Segal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManic and frank, playful and wise,\u003ci\u003e Go Gentle\u003c\/i\u003e rampages through reality, giving us glimpses into Hollywood writer's rooms, the lives of the fabulously wealthy New York elite, art heists and philosophical debates, but perhaps most preciously it allows us to glimpse a vision of cronehood as empowering and sexy and fun. Adora Hazzard is a heroine for the ages\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo’s Got Money Troubles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her new novel, her fourth, a divorced woman named Adora Hazzard is enjoying life with her teenage daughter and a 'coven' of friends on the same floor of her building on New York's Upper West Side. 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Adora's approach to midlife is a fabulous antidote to the ads for collagen and anti-ageing cream which saturate social media... If you're looking for a kooky, charming companion for days when you're feeling a little dull, you'll love this. Zinging with one-liners and whirlwind energy, \u003ci\u003eGo Gentle \u003c\/i\u003ewill give you the shake up you need.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elizabeth Morris * CRIB NOTES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWild storytelling powers this fun, chaotic ride of a novel from the author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette... Glorious, immersive and tender.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kerry Fowler * SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA romcom caper of art heists, jet-setting and buried trauma. Empathetic charm and irresistible wit keep an exuberant plot in check.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Hephzibah Anderson * MAIL ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs you'd expect from the author of the unforgettable Where'd You Go Bernadette? Maria Semple's latest romp of a book is spectacularly madcap, full of wit, cleverness and spiky questions aimed at society's (dull, predictable) norms - whether it's the patriarchy, the pitfalls of parenting teens or morality itself... Fizzing, pacy and anchored by a darkly motivating episode from Adora's past, Go Gentle is a rollicking read that will make you consider the choices we make and behaviours we accept from those around us. 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