{"product_id":"go-gentle-isbn-9798217176632","title":"Go Gentle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Maria Semple is a treasure.\" —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet with the story of one woman’s cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdora Hazzard has it all figured out. A Stoic philosopher and divorcée, she lives a contented life on New York City’s Upper West Side. Having discovered that the secret to happiness is to desire only what you have, she’s applied this insight to blissful effect: relishing her teenage daughter, the freedom of being solo, and her job as a moral tutor for the twin boys of an old-money family. She’s even assembled a \"coven\"—like-minded women who live on the same floor in the legendary Ansonia—and is making active efforts to grow its membership. Adora’s carefully curated life is humming along brilliantly until a chance meeting with a handsome stranger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon, her ordered world is upended by black-market art deals, secret rendezvous, and international intrigue . . . and her past—which she has worked so hard to bury—lands like a bomb in her present. Inflamed by unquenchable desire, Adora finds herself a woman wanting more: and she’ll risk everything to get it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdora Hazzard’s journey of self-discovery will grip you from the start. Romantic, hilarious, intelligent, and bursting with the stuff of life, \u003ci\u003eGo Gentle\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling story of one woman’s mid-life transformation, cementing Maria Semple in the pantheon of our most exciting and important contemporary writers.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2026\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003eNew \u003ci\u003eYork Times • The Washington Post • Harper’s Bazaar • TIME • BBC • Parade • Seattle Times • Lit Hub • Book Riot • Booklist • BookBub • Minnesota Star Tribune • Bookpage  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In 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. She is not looking for love, and so Semple gives it to her, sparking events that show off the author’s trademark hilarious chaos.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Semple blends intrigue, humor, and irony into a story that splits open one character’s life and might just inspire you to make yours a little bigger too.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere’d You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e blends the sensual with the sinister in a romp through the museums and maisonettes of genteel Manhattan.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e –TIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Semple is great at writing women on the edge, characters with seemingly perfect lives who are secretly about to crack, so I can’t wait to see what she does with this one.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Lit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny, tender, mysterious, clever…Semple entertains in every moment of this smart story of Greek philosophy and Greek statues; desire, happiness, and their opposites; and priceless midlife peace... Readers will have hearts in their eyes to see her first new novel in a decade.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Semple delivers an energetic caper about a woman who gets roped into blue-blooded family drama and a potential smuggling scheme... Semple’s writing is as limber as ever... There’s plenty to enjoy in this rollicking adventure.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In April, \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e author Maria Semple returns with another off-beat tale, \u003ci\u003eGo Gentle\u003c\/i\u003e, this time about a contented divorcée whose life suddenly starts to unravel.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–BBC \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere’d You Go, Bernadette \u003c\/i\u003ecomes another thought-provoking tale about following your own path.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman’s World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Semple has created something rare in\u003ci\u003e Go 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.\" —\u003cb\u003eJennette McCurdy,\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e I'm Glad My Mom Died\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf His Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly 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.\" —\u003cb\u003eBonnie Garmus, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Manic and frank, playful and wise, \u003ci\u003eGo 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.”\u003cb\u003e —Rufi Thorpe, author of \u003ci\u003eMargo’s Got Money Troubles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This 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.\" —\u003cb\u003eGary Shteyngart, author of \u003ci\u003eVera, or Faith\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur Country Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I adored this novel and it made me very happy. \u003ci\u003eGo Gentle \u003c\/i\u003ecombines Semple’s giant intellect, genius thinking, rich, witty dialogue and screwball 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.\" —\u003cb\u003eNina Stibbe, award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Love, Nina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233196617957,"sku":"NP9798217176632","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217176632.jpg?v=1767728217","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/go-gentle-isbn-9798217176632","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}