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MRS. EVERYTHING

Jennifer Weiner

From Jennifer Weiner, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Do You Love and In Her Shoes comes a smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their placesand be true to themselvesin a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through history - and her story - as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives.

Do we change or does the world change us?

Jo and Bethie Kaufman were born into a world full of promise.

Growing up in 1950s Detroit, they live in a perfect "Dick and Jane" house, where their roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the world more fair; Bethie is the pretty, feminine good girl, a would-be star who enjoys the power her beauty confers and dreams of a traditional life.

But the truth ends up looking different from what the girls imagined. Jo and Bethie survive traumas and tragedies. As their lives unfold against the background of free love and Vietnam, Woodstock and women's lib, Bethie becomes an adventure-loving wild child who dives headlong into the counterculture and is up for anything (except settling down). Meanwhile, Jo becomes a proper young mother in Connecticut, a witness to the changing world instead of a participant. Neither woman inhabits the world she dreams of, nor has a life that feels authentic or brings her joy. Is it too late for the women to finally stake a claim on happily ever after?

In her most ambitious novel yet, Jennifer Weiner tells a story of two sisters who, with their different dreams and different paths, offer answers to the question: How should a woman be in the world?

Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over twenty books. A graduate of Princeton University and contributor to the New York Times Opinion section, Jennifer lives with her family in Philadelphia.

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Book Published 2019-06-11
Book Published 2019-06-11

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A richly told page-turner about complicated and likable women.

cover reveal and in depth announcement of the novel: "A topical novel about about sisterhood, heartache, hope, and womanhood that takes readers through the 'herstory' of the second half of the 20th century." Read more...

A fascinating read that emphasizes the moments that define who you are.

MRS. EVERYTHING is Weiner's biggest and arguably boldest book, the story of two very different sisters who endure personal tragedy and painful compromise in an often hostile but morphing world as they try to find their place in it.

Mrs. Everything is a departure for Weiner, but she still delivers flawed but approachable female characters, well-examined friendships and romantic relationships and often joyful sex scenes.

An ambitious look at how women's roles have changed - and stayed the same - over the last 70 years. Read more...

Readers will flock to this ambitious, nearly flawless novel... In chronicling seven decades of the Jewish sisters' lives, Weiner asks big questions about how society treats women in this slyly funny, absolutely engrossing novel that is simultaneously epic and intimate. Read more...

As I read, my heart broke, not only for the sisters, but also for all the women who've followed similar paths and found a way to fight so no woman ever has to walk alone or broken. This book was perfect from the beginning until the very last page.

UK: Piatkus ; Denmark: Turbulenz ; Netherlands: De Boekerij

Jennifer Weiner has created a novel for the ages in Mrs. Everything, which is as impressive as it is ambitious. a skillfully rendered and emotionally rich family saga. an unapologetic feminist novel, fully fleshing out the pernicious effects of patriarchy. Weiner shows that big, expansive social novels are not only still possible in our fragmented society but perhaps necessary. Mrs. Everything is a great American novel, full of heart and hope. Read more...

A multigenerational narrative that's nothing short of brilliant.

MRS. EVERYTHING is a magnificent look at the myriad societal changes for women that occurred in a short span of decades, wrapped up in a compelling novel of two sisters. While I've loved reading all of Jennifer Weiner's work over the years, I believe THIS is her legacy novel the book that will be read generations from now! It filled my heart.

The perfect book club pick of summer. MRS. EVERYTHING is an acute, sharp and eclectic story about real women facing problems we can all relate to and social obstacles that need to be talked about.

MRS. EVERYTHING is like Beaches, but with mothers and daughters and sisters. I may never recover.

A sweeping story about sisters Jo and Bethie, following them from their 1950s roots in Detroit to the present day. This novel is both heartwrenching and funny, and readers will cry and laugh with them along the journey.

Weiner brings us another winner, maybe even her best book yet. A wonderful, absorbing novel skillfully woven with social critique, it's comparable to books by her more heralded male contemporaries (yes, Jonathan Franzen).

Worth the wait... a heartfelt and super-relatable story.

From the writer behind In Her Shoes - your favorite movie about sisters - comes another story about sisters. But instead of being in a competitive relationship fueled by mutual envy, these two are sibling goals as they try to figure out if their generation is really so freer than their mother's.

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I was so stricken by the writing of Jennifer Weiner. This book was so brilliantly written and the story left me curious to research the sisters more because I was so intrigued by their lives and their adventures with their families.

With a masterful plot, we follow the sisters as their lives change, along with the world they live in. You won't want this book to end as you laugh, cry, and root for these characters as if they were a part of your own family. Mrs. Everything is Weiner's best book yet.

A complex, captivating look at the many different roles women play: daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, friends, and beyond.

MRS. EVERYTHING is a June 2019 Indie Next and Library Reads pick!

Weiner has always been a gifted novelist and a powerful essayist. In "Mrs. Everything," she brings the best of both worlds to the page, holding up the prism of choice and letting the light shine through from every angle. If you're lucky enough to read it on the beach, try to do so elbow to elbow with your mom. If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one.

Weiner brilliantly crafts this heartwrenching multigenerational tale of love, loss, and family ... Her expert handling of difficult subjects - abortion, rape, and racism among them - will force readers to examine their own beliefs and consider unexpected nuances. Weiner tugs every heartstring with this vivid tale. Read more...

Her most sprawling and intensely personal novel to date.

A big sweeping novel... MRS. EVERYTHING will be great for a book group discussion.

Link to all of Jen's columns for The New York Times (she is a regular contributor now to their Sunday Review section writing of free ranging topics.) Read more...