Go Gentle : The joyful new novel from the author of Where’d You Go Bernadette

The new novel from the bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette ? 'Smart, funny and devastating in a great way' Jennette McCurdy ?? 'I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book' Guardian ?? 'Loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit' Bonnie Garmus ?Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family and the bliss of finally being solo. Alone 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. Adora'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?Go Gentle 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. ? 'A wild ride' The Times ?? 'I adored this novel and it made me very happy' Nina Stibbe ?? 'Maria Semple is a treasure' Los Angeles Times ?? 'Funny and clever and sexy and uplifting' Francesca Segal ?? 'Adora Hazzard is a heroine for the ages' Rufi Thorpe ?