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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Some
Moderate language; Eleanor's voice is acerbic and funny
Sexual Content
Barely any
Marital intimacy referenced; brief adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in Seattle creative-class milieu
Emotional Intensity
Some
Self-improvement as self-deception, hidden family history catching up, the comedy of good intentions
What this book is about
Eleanor Flood is a former animator living in Seattle who decides today will be the day she becomes a better mother, wife, and version of herself. Then everything immediately goes sideways — her husband is missing, her son asks to be told the truth about her life, and an old friend from her Hollywood past resurfaces. Maria Semple's follow-up to Where'd You Go, Bernadette is shorter, funnier, and surprisingly moving — a portrait of a woman who has been outrunning herself for years.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
dark family backstory revealed gradually
marital tension as comic engine
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