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When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the Earth to find her. Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she is a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she is a disgrace; to design mavens, she is a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply,...
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Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action, life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day Joe has chosen...
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"Bernadette Fox es famosa. Para Elgin, su marido y gurú de Microsoft, es una esposa con mucho carácter. Para las madres del colegio privado de Seattle adonde lleva a su hija es una deshonra. Para el gremio de arquitectos es un genio, y para Bee, su hija adolescente, es sencillamente mamá. Esta historia comienza cuando Bee llega a casa con excelentes notas. Sus padres le habían prometido que podría escoger el regalo soñado, y Bee decide que quiere...
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"Kiedy piętnastoletnia Bee upomina się o obiecaną wycieczkę na Antarktydę w zamian za wzorowe świadectwo, jej inteligentna i agrofobiczna matka Bernadette rzuca się w wir przygotowań. Kobieta, znudzona życiem w Seattle, którego nigdy nie chciała, jest jednak na skraju załamania. w Obliczu wielu następujących po sobie katastrof Bernadette znika, zostawiając rodzinę samą sobie. Bee zbiera e-maile, oficjalne dokumenty, prywatną korespondencję,...