Taylor Jenkins Reid

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today - From the author of Carrie Soto Is Back, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . "Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad."--People ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Parade, Teen Vogue, Self, She Reads Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever. Malibu: August 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over--especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva. The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud--because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he's been inseparable since birth. Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can't stop thinking about promised she'll be there. And Kit has a couple secrets of her own--including a guest she invited without consulting anyone. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come rising to the surface. Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today - From the author of Carrie Soto Is Back, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . "Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad."--People ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Parade, Teen Vogue, Self, She Reads Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever. Malibu: August 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over--especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva. The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud--because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he's been inseparable since birth. Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can't stop thinking about promised she'll be there. And Kit has a couple secrets of her own--including a guest she invited without consulting anyone. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come rising to the surface. Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.

Alle kjenner til DAISY JONES & THE SIX, men ingen vet hvorfor bandet splittet opp på høyden av sin karriere. Ikke før nå. Daisy er en jente som vokser opp i L. A. på slutten av 60-tallet, som sniker seg inn på utestedene på Sunset Strip, ligger med rockestjerner og drømmer om å synge på The Whisky a Go Go. Det er spennende med sex og narkotiske stoffer, men det er rock’n’roll hun elsker mest. Da hun blir tjue, blir hun endelig oppdaget, både på grunn av stemmen og det slående vakre utseendet. Andre som får oppmerksomhet, er The Six, bandet som ledes av den lunefulle Billy Dunne. Underveis på deres første turne, får han vite at kjæresten Camila er gravid, og dette takler han dårlig midt oppi den nyvunne berømmelsen. Daisy og Billys veier møtes da en produsent innser at nøkkelen til verdensherredømme, er å la disse to lage musikk sammen. Det som da skjer, blir legendarisk.«Jeg falt pladask for Daisy Jones & The Six og slukte boken på en dag. Jenkins Reid kastet meg rett inn i 70-tallets magiske musikkscene på en måte som jeg aldri kommer til å glemme.» Reese Witherspoon«Fullstendig troverdig . . . fantastisk underholdende.» The Times«Perfekt gehør» Sunday Times «En sjelden gang er du så heldig å oppdage en bok som du forteller alle andre at de bør lese. Taylor Jenkins Reid har fått til hver nyanse, hver detalj, akkurat som det skal være. Jeg elsket hvert ord.» Paul Rees«Så fantastisk skrevet at jeg trodde karakterene var ekte … Jeg kunne ikke legge den fra meg.» Edith Bowman«Eksplosiv … en vakker, forførende roman.» Sunday Express «Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll? Helt klart, men det er Daisys motstand mot å bare være en muse som gir styrke til denne levende musikk-industri-romansen.» Mail on Sunday«Karakterene spratt ut av boksidene, forførte deg med sitt drama, og fikk deg til å ønske at bandet var ekte.» Heat«Får meg til å elske 1970-tallets rock’n’roll helt uten forbehold.» New York Times BookreviewBoka bak TV-serien på Amazon Prime!

Bestselgeren og TikTok sensasjonen Evelyn Hugos syv ektemenn av Taylor Jenkins Reid! «En roman om gamle Hollywood som både er gripende og fylt med spennende sladder. Her har du en bok fylt av glamour, ambisjoner og sjokkerende hemmeligheter, som er perfekt å legge seg ned på stranden med.» People Monique har det ikke så bra for tiden. Ektemannen har forlatt henne, og karrieren som reporter har gått i stå. Da den glamorøse Hollywood-stjernen Evelyn Hugo kontakter henne og vil at Monique skal skrive ned hennes livs historie, kunne ingen blitt mer overrasket enn Monique selv. Hvorfor har Evelyn Hugo valgt henne? Fast bestemt på å redde sin karriere treffer hun skandaledronningen og hører henne fortelle om livet i Los Angeles på 50-tallet og helt frem til hun valgte å forlate rampelyset på slutten av 80-tallet. Mens Evelyn forteller om skruppelløs ambisjon, uventet vennskap, og en stor, forbudt kjærlighet, begynner Monique å utvikle et sterkt bånd til skuespillerinnen. Men samtidig som deres vennskap vokser seg sterkere, innser Monique at det faktisk var en grunn til at Evelyn tok kontakt med nettopp henne. Og at det kan komme til å knuse henne.«Fengslende, hjerteskjærende og fylt av gammel Hollywood-glamour. En av årets mest oppslukende bøker.» BuzzFeed«En fullstendig forheksende og uforglemmelig historie om en tilbaketrukken filmstjernes stormende reise gjennom Tinseltown.» PopSugar«I etterdønningene av #metoo får denne velskrevne historien et ekstra lag av samtidsrelevans. For Evelyn er kan hende fiktiv, men hennes livshistorie er altfor sann.» Malin Liedberg, BTJ«Kom for å få glamour og gamle Hollywood-vibber, og bli for en gripende fortelling om en ung reporter og filmstjerne-legenden.» Cosmopolitan «I denne fascinerende fortellingen utforsker Taylor Jenkins Reid Hollywoods storhetstid med en heltinne som minner om Elizabeth Taylor.» Us Weekly

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup--from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NOW AN EMMY AWARD-NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON "An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy."--Elin Hilderbrand ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Esquire, Glamour, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Parade, Paste, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L. A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock 'n' roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she's pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road. Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend. The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mirror best fiction pick of 2019 A Daily Express best book of 2019 They were the new icons of rock and roll, fated to burn bright and not fade away. But on 12 July 1979, it all came crashing down. There was Daisy, rock and roll force of nature, brilliant songwriter and unapologetic drug addict, the half-feral child who rose to superstardom. There was Camila, the frontman’s wife, too strong-willed to let the band implode - and all too aware of the electric connection between her husband and Daisy. There was Karen, ice-cool keyboardist, a ferociously independent woman in a world that wasn’t ready for her. And there were the men surrounding them: the feuding, egotistical Dunne brothers, the angry guitarist chafing on the sidelines, the drummer binge-drinking on his boat, the bassist trying to start a family amid a hedonistic world tour. They were creative minds striking sparks from each other, ready to go up in flames. It’s never just about the music...

Monique är inte direkt på topp. Hennes man har lämnat henne och hennes karriär som reporter har gått i stå. Så när den glamorösa Hollywoodstjärnan Evelyn Hugo kontaktar henne och vill att Monique ska skriva hennes livs historia så kunde ingen bli mer förvånad än Monique själv. Varför har Evelyn Hugo valt just henne? Fast besluten att rädda sin karriär träffar hon skandaldrottningen och hör Evelyn Hugo berätta om livet i Los Angeles på 1950-talet och tiden fram tills hon valde att lämna rampljuset i slutet av åttiotalet. Samtidigt som Evelyn berättar om skoningslös ambition, oväntad vänskap och en stor förbjuden kärlek, så börjar Monique känna ett djupt band till skådespelerskan. Men när deras vänskap djupnar inser Monique att det faktiskt finns en anledning till varför Evelyn valde just henne. Något som kan komma att krossa henne. Taylor Jenkins Reid är en amerikansk bästsäljande författare som skrivit ett flertal romaner. Hon bor med sin man och dotter i Los Angeles. »Fängslande, hjärtslitande och full av det gamla Hollywoods glamour. En av årets mest uppslukande böcker.« BuzzFeed »En fullkomligt trollbindande och beroendeframkallande historia om en tillbakadragen filmstjärnas tumultartade resa genom Tinseltown.« PopSugar »I eftersvallet av #metoo får den här välskrivna historien ett extra lager av samtidsrelevans. För Evelyn må vara fiktiv, men hennes livshistoria är alltför sann.« Malin Liedberg, BTJ »En helt fantastisk bok som inte bara toppar listan över de bästa böckerna jag läst hittills i år, utan kanske till och med någonsin.« Bibliophilia »Fantastisk, underhållande & suggestiv!« Jennies boklista »Evelyn Hugos sju äkta män bjöd på en alldeles underbar läsning och har du inte läst om Evelyn Hugo så så gör det, du kommer inte bli besviken!« Betyg 10 av 10, En blogg för bokugglor »Jag älskade den från första stund. He-rre-gud vad bra den var!« En bok till tack »Fängslande från första stund« Villivonkansbooks »Jag älskar den här boken. På riktigt.« Bokankan89 »Evelyns berättelse kommer jag bära med mig länge!« Bellas bokblogg »Alltså vilken bok!« Bokslukare »Lika förtrollande och snygg som en Hollywoodfilm, men med mer substans.« Grönkulla »Uppslukande är ordet!« Fru E:s böcker »Vilken bok! Vilken resa! Det var otroligt svårt att lägga ifrån sig den här boken.« Elzas bokhylla »Om du planerar semesterläsningen redan nu så borde den här godbiten ha en given plats. Sträckläsning? Jomen visst.« Bokaptit»Blev helt uppslukad av denna roman och kan inte annat än att rekommendera den.« En fiktiv resa»Jag hade ganska snart en idé om vad det hela gick ut på. Jag hade fel. Grundligt fel. Det här var så oväntat och så makalöst snyggt. ... Evelyn Hugos sju äkta män är ingen banal historia. Den handlar om uppoffringar, ensamhet och sorg.« Bokföring enligt Monika"Den här sträckläste jag på mindre än ett dygn och ja, tror det säger ganska mycket om boken. ... De största teman i boken är kärlek, sexualitet och Evelyns skoningslösa ambition för att bli en stor stjärna. Hur hennes Hollywood-tid är kantad med djupa vänskaper och även med människor som bara vill utnyttja henne. ... Jag gillade den här väldigt mycket. Den är lite längre, men den kändes inte alls utdragen. ... Bitarna om Evelyns historia är riktigt bra skrivna" Betyg 4 av 5, Tittis böcker

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup." I devoured Daisy Jones & The Six in a day, falling head over heels for it. Daisy and the band captured my heart."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - The Washington Post - Esquire - Glamour - Real Simple - Good Housekeeping - Marie Claire - Parade - Paste - Shelf Awareness - BookRiotEveryone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L. A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock 'n' roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she's pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road. Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend. The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice. Praise for Daisy Jones & The Six"Backstage intrigue is the engine of Daisy Jones & The Six. . . . [A] celebration of American mythmaking."--Vogue"Each character is compelling but Daisy Jones is the star. She's a blazing talent who is unapologetic in her sexuality and lives life on her own terms. . . . Like a poignant song with lyrics that speak to your soul, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid will transport you to another place and time."--Associated Press"Reid's wit and gift for telling a perfectly paced story make this one of the most enjoyably readable books of the year."--Nylon"Wildly delicious." --Entertainment Weekly

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup--from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NOW AN EMMY AWARD-NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON "An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy."--Elin Hilderbrand ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Esquire, Glamour, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Parade, Paste, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L. A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock 'n' roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she's pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road. Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend. The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.

"Riveting, heart-wrenching, and full of Old Hollywood glamour." --BuzzFeed "This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama." --PopSugar In this entrancing novel, a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways. "Heartbreaking, yet beautiful" (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is "Tinseltown drama at its finest" (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means--and what it costs--to face the truth.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoNamed a Best Book of Summer by Cosmopolitan * InStyle *PopSugar * Buzzfeed * Bustle * Brit+Co * Parade“No one does life and love better.” InStyle “Earth-shaking…you will flip for this epic love story.” Cosmopolitan From the author of Maybe in Another Life comes a breathtaking new love story about a woman unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiancé who has finally brought her back to life. In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts. They travel the world together, living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure. On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever. Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness. That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiancé, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants, while trying to protect the ones she loves. Who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly? Emma knows she has to listen to her heart. She’s just not sure what it’s saying.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo “? Touching and powerful... Reid masterfully grabs hold of the heartstrings and doesn't let go. A stunning first novel.”? Publishers Weekly "Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in a lifetime." Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year's Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn't expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they've eloped. Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met-and who doesn't even know Elsie exists. Interweaving Elsie and Ben's charmed romance with Elsie and Susan's healing process, Forever, Interrupted will remind you that there's more than one way to find a happy ending.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, comes a breath taking novel about modern marriage, the depth of family ties, and the year that one remarkable heroine spends exploring both. When Lauren and Ryan's marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes. Lauren embarks on a journey of self-discovery, quickly finding that her friends and family have their own ideas about the meaning of marriage. These influences, as well as her own healing process and the challenges of living apart from Ryan, begin to change Lauren's ideas about monogamy and marriage. She starts to question: When you can have romance without loyalty and commitment without marriage, when love and lust are no longer tied together, what do you value? What are you willing to fight for? This is a love story about what happens when the love fades. It's about staying in love, seizing love, forsaking love, and committing to love with everything you've got. And above all, After I Dois the story of a couple caught up in an old game-and searching for a new road to happily ever after.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of MALIBU RISING, DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO’There’s something about Carrie I will take forward with me in my life, and be a little better for. This book comes out in a few short weeks and you should preorder it. It made me cry twice, and when I finished reading, I had to sit for a minute with the hole it left in my chest . . . just order it’ EMILY HENRY’This Nineties tennis romp is a crowd-pleaser. Taylor Jenkins Reid captures all the sweat, rivalry and glamour of elite sport’ THE TIMES’Carrie Soto is Back is a thrilling, joyful smash hit of a book, and Taylor Jenkins Reid is a writer at the absolute top of her game. You will fall in love with Carrie’ BETH O’LEARY’A portrait of female ambition in all its raw and divine glory, Carrie Soto will stay with you long after the last page is turned’ ERIN KELLYCarrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. By the time Carrie retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Slam titles. And if you ask her, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father as her coach. But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning, British player named Nicki Chan. At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked the ’Battle-Axe’ anyway. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever. In spite of it all: Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells a story about the cost of greatness and a legendary athlete attempting a comeback. ’An exhilarating, immersive and gripping ode to the cost of greatness, this is Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best book yet. Carrie Soto is an icon for the ages. Five stars, ten out of ten, an A+ and more from me!’ LAURA JANE WILLIAMS’In typical TJR fashion, it artfully combines the heady glamour of elite sport with questions about what happens when we find ourselves winning professionally, but losing personally . . . an escapist beach read’ STYLIST

Når man elsker noen til månen og tilbakeJoan Goodwin har vært fascinert av stjernehimmelen så lenge hun kan huske. Hun er tilfreds med jobben som foreleser i fysikk og astronomi, men så ser hun en annonse som pirrer interessen. For første gang i historien søker NASA etter kvinnelige forskere til sitt romfartsprogram, og lysten til å reise ut i verdensrommet er vekket. Sommeren 1980 er hun en av de ytterst få utvalgte blant tusenvis av andre søkere, og begynner opplæringen på Houstons Johnson Space Center sammen med de andre kandidatene: Top Gun-piloten Hank Redmond og forskeren John Griffin, som er hyggelige og lette å samarbeide med selv i pressede situasjoner, misjonsspesialist Lydia Danes, som har jobbet for hardt til å bry seg om å være sosial, varmhjertede Donna Fitzgerald, som har sine egne hemmeligheter – og Vanessa Ford, den magnetiske og mystiske luftfartsingeniøren som kan reparere alle slags motorer og fly alle slags fly. Mens vennskapsbånd knyttes, oppstår det for Joan en lidenskap og en kjærlighet hun aldri har kunnet forestille seg. Det får henne til å stille spørsmål ved alt hun tidligere har trodd hun visste om sin plass i universet. Men i desember 1984, på oppdraget STS-LR9, endrer alt seg på et øyeblikk.«… en fartsfylt, følelsesladet fortelling om en ambisiøs ung kvinne som finner både sin stemme og sin lidenskap mens hun kjemper for å bli en av de første kvinnelige NASA-astronautene på 80-tallet.» Kristin Hannah