Summary
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappe... Full description
Summary: |
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle--and people in general--has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic. To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, secret correspondence--creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world. |
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Item Description: |
Unabridged. Duration: 09:36:21. "Sound Library"--Container. |
Physical Description: |
1 sound file (9 hr., 36 min., 21 sec.) : digital. |
Playing Time: |
09:36:21 |
Format: |
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 138047 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: |
9781619691117 1619691116 |
Author Notes: |
Maria attended college at Barnard, where she majored in English. After graduating she wrote for the television shows 90210, Mad About You, Arrested Development and others. Her first novel, This One Is Mine was published by Little, Brown in 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) |