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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Publication Date: August 14
From Amazon:
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom.
Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle--and people in general--has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic.
To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, secret correspondence--creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.
What's your "waiting on" pick this week?
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Interesting book! I love mysteries and hope she can find her mother.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this. I'm really enjoying being a part of Waiting on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteOh that sounds like such an interesting book! Love the cover; so simplistic.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this book but it sounds very interesting! I love mysteries.:) Happy WoW!
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ReplyDeleteThe first time I linked up today, I was blog #24. I decided to refresh the page, just in case. When I did, my blog was not on the list. So I linked up again, and my blog then appeared as number #30...Again I refreshed the page, just to make sure, and then my blog appeared as number #32! Why is this happening? Is there anything you can do to prevent this? My blog should have stayed at #24. Just wondering...
Now I'd like to comment on the book you've chosen. I've never heard of it, but it does sound very interesting! It's also a quirky, unusual read. I find any book that departs to some extent from reality (which to me is unutterably boring!) to be compulsive reading! It also sounds like the characters and plot sparkle with humor. Another plus! So thanks for bringing this novel to the attention to all fugitives from that dreary land known as "the real world"! I'm hopping on board this fictional train in order to find out where this girl's mother went off to! (Maybe she decided to open up an ashram on the tundra...who knows?)
ReplyDeleteYAY for the defeat of (ho hum! reality!!!!!!
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Hi! I'm a new WoW user and just wanted to say thanks! Plus, this book looks really cool! I have officially added it to my to-read list!
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A great WoW! It sounds like a great great.
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with this synopsis.
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Hahaha, another title I hadn't heard about. You amaze me with your choices every time :))
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That book sounds really interesting! And the artsy cover is fab.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing another great book....
ReplyDeleteDifferent pick! Sounds interesting. Thank you for hosting this meme :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think this one would be for me, but I hope you like it Jill.
ReplyDeleteI love mysteries & this looks interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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Carly :)
This doesn't sound like something I'd choose for myself, but it sounds so interesting I may have to check it out! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this book before, interesting!
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Thank you for hosting Waiting on Wednesday! My first post today! :-)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy a good mystery book. That sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea Maria Semple has a new book coming out! It looks and sounds cute!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing...mysteries always catch my interest!
ReplyDeleteGreat pick, I really like the cover!
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Sounds great..love those mysteries.
ReplyDeleteHave fun reading and a great week!
Wow this sounds absolutely captivating!! I love mother, daughter books, and this one sounds wonderful! Great pick this week for your waiting on wednesday :)
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this one.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book. Thanks so much for this wonderful meme.
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I've never heard of this book but it looks great. Who doesn't love mysteries?!
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Interesting concept, great cover... I'd definitely pick it up if I saw it!
ReplyDeleteI like the title. It's mysterious and interesting and empowering.
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Sounds cool!
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sounds interesting
ReplyDeleteHmm, looks pretty interesting, and it's not even my usual read. The cover is really eye-catching. :)
ReplyDeleteOoh that sounds interesting! Definitely something different.
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http://quixoticallyuncharted.blogspot.com/2012/02/waiting-on-wednesday.html
Looks really good love the cover!
ReplyDeleteLooks interesting and fun!
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Sounds interesting! I wonder why she chose Antarctica?
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