Wreck

No one knows you like your best friend...From the New York Times bestselling author, the powerful Richard & Judy Book Club pick 'Gorgeously tender and so deeply loving' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS, author of Fundamentally'Nora-Ephron-style wit... one of my favourite books ever' MARIAN KEYES, author of My Favourite Mistake'Newman writes loss and laughter in equally brilliant amounts.' BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry'Dazzling, heart-wrenching, snorty-hilarious.' RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Handmade God_______Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self? Edi and Ash have been best friends for over forty years. Since childhood they have seen each other through life's milestones: stealing vodka from their parents, REM concerts, marriages, infertility, children. As Ash notes, 'Edi's memory is like the back-up hard drive for mine.'So when Edi is diagnosed with cancer, Ash's world reshapes around the rhythms of Edi's care, from the hunt for the perfect lemon cake and music therapy to snack smuggling and impromptu excursions into the frozen winter night.Because life is about squeezing the joy out of every moment and building a powerhouse of memories, about learning when to hold on, and when to let go.Deeply moving yet laugh-out-loud funny, We All Want Impossible Things is a jubilant celebration of life and friendship at its imperfect, radiant, and irreverent best.To read more by CATHERINE NEWMAN, discover the NYT bestseller, SANDWICH, and her new novel WRECK: 'Beautiful, funny, wry, relatable and uplifting... I LOVE her work' Marian Keyes_______Praise for We All Want Impossible Things:'A beautiful, candid and uplifting testament to female friendship that will make you laugh and cry' WOMAN & HOME'A tender, funny, life-affirming joy' MARIE CLAIRE, 'Best Books of 2023''Devastatingly funny ... handled with compassion and courage' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A treat' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Remarkable ... whip-smart, funny, beautifully observed' OBSERVER'Utterly life-affirming and joyful' RED'One of the best novels on friendship I've ever read' AJ PEARCE'An absolute masterpiece in characterisation... utterly beautiful.' JOANNA CANNONNew York Times bestseller, July 2024**Cover may vary**

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK · INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Wreck is a delight. What an absolute joy to be reunited with Rocky and her family, the characters we all fell in love with in Sandwich. Newman's prose is laugh-out-loud funny. It's also profound. I couldn't stop reading, even though I didn't want it to end.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cliffs“Wreck is the kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep—equal parts hilarious, sharp, and achingly sincere. I didn’t just read it—I felt known by it. A luminous, laugh-out-loud triumph.”—Alison Espach, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding PeopleThe acclaimed bestselling author of Sandwich is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned.If you loved Rocky and her family on vacation on Cape Cod, wait until you join them at home two years later. (And if this is your first meeting with this crew, get ready to laugh and cry—and relate.)Rocky, still anxious, nostalgic, and funny, is living in Western Massachusetts with her husband Nick and their daughter Willa, who's back home after college. Their son, Jamie, has taken a new job in New York, and Mort, Rocky’s widowed father, has moved in.It all couldn’t be more ridiculously normal . . . until Rocky finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects them—and with a medical condition that, she hopes, won’t affect them at all.With her signature wit and wisdom, Catherine Newman explores the hidden rules of family, the heavy weight of uncertainty, and the gnarly fact that people—no matter how much you love them—are not always exactly who you want them to be.

The NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. A wonderful novel full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family and what happens when life doesn't go as planned...<BR><BR>'The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep... like spending hours with the friend who sees your mess and loves you more for it.' ALISON ESPACH, author of The Wedding People<BR><BR>'I LOVE her work... the antidote to these times' MARIAN KEYES<BR><BR>'A gorgeously human, tender-hearted, and delightfully funny exploration of the anxieties that beset all of us, and the loving relationships and irrepressible joy that gets us through' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS, author of Fundamentally<BR><BR>_______<BR><BR>Rachel (Rocky) is seemingly living her best life as the irreverent, funny beating heart of her family. Her ageing father is his unique, adorable self; daughter Willa is prone to bouts of existential angst whilst berating the fact that her mother has zero filter; husband Nick is steady, logical, sometimes infuriating.<BR><BR>They are messy, they are flawed, they are completely, ridiculously normal.<BR><BR>And like most normal people, Rocky worries about what might happen next. So when a former classmate of her son Jamie dies in a seemingly random accident, Rocky becomes obsessed.<BR><BR>For if accidents can happen - and they do - is it truly safe to love anyone?<BR><BR>Fresh, honest, laugh out loud funny and genuinely relatable, WRECK follows Rocky and her family through one rollercoaster year as they negotiate the unpredictable and beautiful messiness of life.<BR><BR>____________<BR><BR>Readers say:<BR><BR>'Wreck feels like Newman was writing directly to me. And what's so impressive is, I think many, many, many readers will feel like it was just for them too' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR>'Feels like meeting up with old friends' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR><BR> 'It's like Catherine Newman knows exactly how I feel' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR>'I feel seen every time I read [Catherine Newman's] words' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR>'There is just some kind of magic in Catherine Newman's writing that makes me want to dog-ear every page' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR>Reviews say:<BR><BR>'Hugely enjoyable, absolutely real and thoughtful...Newman has an Ephron-esque gift for blending the sharp and the sad and an ability to let us love her creations.' Observer<BR><BR>'Darkly funny, achingly emotional' Woman & Home<BR><BR>'Insightful and totally relatable' Good Housekeeping<BR><BR>'The new queen of the bittersweet novel' Independent

From the bestselling author of We All Want Impossible Things and Wreck, a brilliant funny, astute and emotionally relatable novel about family and how change it changes over time<BR><BR>'Sandwich is joy in book form.' ANN PATCHETT<BR><BR>'Engaging, frank, funny and moving' Daily Mail<BR><BR>'You'll be screenshotting paragraphs of this heartbreakingly honest novel to send to your friends' Real Simple<BR><BR>'A protagonist like Rocky is so necessary, because a whole generation will now be able to read this wise and exquisitely written story and say I know how you feel.' Guardian<BR><BR>****<BR><BR>One week by the beach in their favourite spot, the perfect family holiday. What could possibly go wrong?<BR><BR>For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family's yearly escape.<BR><BR>The humble, quirky beach house they rent has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, shared mishaps and memories. It is a place where her family comes together and Rocky wants to cling to every moment.<BR><BR>Now, sandwiched between her children who are adult enough to be fun but still young enough to need her, and her parents who are ageing but healthy, Rocky wants to preserve this precious moment of balance for ever.<BR><BR>But life is always full of surprises and this week will be no exception. With her body in open revolt and surprises invading her peaceful haven, the seesaw of Rocky's life is tipping towards change...<BR><BR>Praise for SANDWICH:<BR><BR>'If you are after a book to pack on your next holiday, look no further. Here is a novel which will go down as easily as a chilled poolside drink' i Newspaper<BR><BR>'A wonderful book about how families love, disagree, fail one another - and endure' Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry<BR><BR>'I stand in awe... it's just perfect' Elin Hilderbrand, bestselling author of Swan Song and The Perfect Couple<BR><BR>'Astute emotional insight and an infectious sense of humour. A gem of a novel' Observer<BR><BR>'I adored this novel and am forcing it on everyone I know - Jenny Colgan, author of The Summer Skies<BR><BR>'Newman is truly a master of taking complex and chaotic human emotion and making sense of it' Guardian<BR><BR>'If you want to laugh out loud, tear up and rush to pull out a book in the 35 seconds between subway stops, this sweet, savory, tenderhearted Sandwich fits the bill, and goes down like (bread and) buttah' New York Times<BR><BR>DISCOVER THE NEW NOVEL BY CATHERINE NEWMAN - WRECK: 'The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep' Alison Espach, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding People <BR><BR>New York Times bestseller, July 2024<BR><BR>**Cover may vary**

“Wreck is a delight. What an absolute joy to be reunited with Rocky and her family, the characters we all fell in love with in Sandwich. Newman's prose is laugh-out-loud funny. It's also profound. I underlined so many passages in this treasure of a novel. It brought about that conundrum that the best books always do: I couldn't stop reading, even though I didn't want it to end.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cliffs“Wreck is the kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep—equal parts hilarious, sharp, and achingly sincere. It’s like spending hours with the friend who sees your mess and loves you more for it. I didn’t just read it—I felt known by it. A luminous, laugh-out-loud triumph by Newman.”—Alison Espach, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding PeopleThe acclaimed bestselling author of Sandwich is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned.If you loved Rocky and her family on vacation on Cape Cod, wait until you join them at home two years later. (And if this is your first meeting with this crew, get ready to laugh and cry—and relate.)   Rocky, still anxious, nostalgic, and funny, is living in Western Massachusetts with her husband Nick and their daughter Willa, who's back home after college. Their son, Jamie, has taken a new job in New York, and Mort, Rocky’s widowed father, has moved in.It all couldn’t be more ridiculously normal . . . until Rocky finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects them—and with a medical condition that, she hopes, won’t affect them at all.With her signature wit and wisdom, Catherine Newman explores the hidden rules of family, the heavy weight of uncertainty, and the gnarly fact that people—no matter how much you love them—are not always exactly who you want them to be.

The NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. A wonderful novel full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family and what happens when life doesn't go as planned. <BR><BR>'The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep... like spending hours with the friend who sees your mess and loves you more for it.' ALISON ESPACH, author of The Wedding People<BR><BR>'I LOVE her work... the antidote to these times' MARIAN KEYES<BR><BR>'Gorgeously human, tender-hearted, and delightfully funny' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS, author of Fundamentally<BR><BR>_______<BR><BR>Rachel (Rocky) is seemingly living her best life as the irreverent, funny beating heart of her family. Her ageing father is his unique, adorable self; daughter Willa is prone to bouts of existential angst whilst berating the fact that her mother has zero filter; husband Nick is steady, logical, sometimes infuriating.<BR><BR>They are messy, they are flawed, they are completely, ridiculously normal.<BR><BR>And like most normal people, Rocky worries about what might happen next. So when a former classmate of her son Jamie dies in a seemingly random accident, Rocky becomes obsessed.<BR><BR>For if accidents can happen - and they do - is it truly safe to love anyone?<BR><BR>Fresh, honest, laugh out loud funny and genuinely relatable, WRECK follows Rocky and her family through one rollercoaster year as they negotiate the unpredictable and beautiful messiness of life.<BR><BR>If you love the brilliant humour and observation of Elizabeth Strout, Norah Ephron or Katherine Heiny, you will love Catherine Newman, who reminds us what it is to be beautifully messily human! <BR>_______<BR><BR>Readers say:<BR><BR>'Wreck feels like Newman was writing directly to me. And what's so impressive is, I think many, many, many readers will feel like it was just for them too.'<BR><BR>'Feels like meeting up with old friends'<BR><BR>'It's like Catherine Newman knows exactly how I feel'<BR><BR>'I feel seen every time I read [Catherine Newman's] words'<BR><BR>'There is just some kind of magic in Catherine Newman's writing that makes me want to dog-ear every page'<BR><BR>Reviews say:<BR><BR>'Hugely enjoyable, absolutely real and thoughtful...Newman has an Ephron-esque gift for blending the sharp and the sad and an ability to let us love her creations.' Observer<BR><BR>'Darkly funny, achingly emotional' Woman & Home<BR><BR>'Insightful and totally relatable' Good Housekeeping<BR><BR>'The new queen of the bittersweet novel' Independent

In der Schule lernen Kinder viele wichtige Dinge, aber nicht, wie man das Bett macht, ein Formular ausfüllt, den Koffer für eine Reise packt oder Geld spart. Für alle Kinder, die sich ungern von ihren Eltern anleiten lassen (was in einem gewissen Alter völlig normal ist), hat die witzige Autorin und Kolumnistin Catherine Newman den ultimativen Ratgeber zu den wichtigsten Lebenskompetenzen geschaffen. Vollgepackt mit Tipps, Tricks und Ratschlägen und bunt illustriert in einem ansprechenden Graphic-Novel-Stil, zeigt dieses unterhaltsame Buch, wie einfach es ist, sich vom elterlichen Genörgel zu befreien und zuverlässiger zu werden. Und die jungen Leser werden in der Folge auch selbst zufriedener sein! Sie lernen, wie man Hausarbeiten erledigt, etwa die Spülmaschine einräumt und das Bett macht, trainieren ihre Kommunikationsfähigkeiten dabei, wie man telefoniert und sich entschuldigt, und eignen sich 61 weitere äußerst hilfreiche Fähigkeiten an, zum Beispiel, wie man für jemanden einsteht, ein T-Shirt faltet oder eine Salatsauce zubereitet. Diese Anleitung zum Erwachsenwerden für alle Kids von 8 bis 12 verbessert die Work-Life-Balance und die Stimmung in der ganzen Familie.

'Sandwich ist Freude in Buchform' Ann PatchettSeit zwei Jahrzehnten freut sich Rocky auf den jährlichen Ausflug ihrer Familie nach Cape Cod. Ihr rustikales Ferienhaus am Strand ist ein Ort voll schöner Erinnerungen, dessen schrullige Möbel und nicht zusammenpassende Töpfe und Pfannen sie wie alte Freunde begrüßen. Diesen Sommer, mit ihren Kindern, die erwachsen genug sind, um ohne sie Spaß zu haben, aber noch jung genug, um sie zu brauchen, und ihren Eltern, die noch leben und gesund sind, möchte Rocky am liebsten für immer bewahren. Eine kostbare Woche, in der alles im Gleichgewicht ist. Doch als plötzlich nicht mehr allein ihr Körper für Überraschungen sorgt, gerät die präzise ausbalancierte Urlaubsdynamik ins Wanken. Keine Familie ist perfekt, aber Rockys ist unfassbar liebenswert.Rockys fast perfekter Sommer - eine witzige, kluge Protagonistin der Sandwich-Generation mit einer herrlich verrückten Familie, wie wir sie alle gerne hätten.'Newman ist warmherzig, großzügig und immer witzig - aber stets mit dem Ziel, dass man über sich selbst ebenso lacht wie über die Figuren.' Oprah Daily'Ein Stück Perfektion' Rachel Joyce 'Die perfekte Strandlektüre.' Jenna Bush Hager