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By: Maria Semple
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB • “For all those who crave a good page-turner, this is one wild ride of a story that carries equal parts wit and wisdom. I learned so much about Stoicism—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.”—OPRAH WINFREY

"Maria Semple is a treasure." —Los Angeles Times

The New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette 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.

Adora 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.

Soon, 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.

Adora Hazzard’s journey of self-discovery will grip you from the start. Romantic, hilarious, intelligent, and bursting with the stuff of life, Go Gentle 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.

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The book appeared to be fragmented. I felt like I was reading several books at once. Characters kept popping up with me being unaware. I kept wanting to join the parts together, but I couldn't. I felt this book was not one of my favorites in her collection. Yet the end I am glad the family was settled and she was happy with her life.

Go Gentle In the End

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The details are a little much, but the character’s storylines are interesting enough. Good narration, good character development, interesting topic

Good story, but gets a little boring

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Great write and listen! She does the voices exceptionally well! and the story line keeps you guessing. Loved it!

Love it!

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Just didn’t grab me. I found the live story ridiculous. It felt like a romance novel. Dribble.

Just so so.

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Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I love the idea of the common of women supporting each other and finding ways to make things easier together. I thought Digby's falling apart over the relationship was a little over the top. otherwise the storyline was great.

Loved the coven

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