Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Bernadette has slowly become shut off
from society while living with her husband, Elgie, who works for
Microsoft, and teenage daughter, Bee, in Seattle. Rarely wanting
leave her home or talk to anyone, she has hired a virtual assistant,
Manjula, who's in India. While she's a good mother to Bee,
Bernadette's relationship with Elgie and the unkeep of their home (a
former residence for wayward girls) have suffered. Bernadette has
also separated herself from the other mothers at Bee's school, whom
she has nicknamed the Gnats. When Bee decides that she wants the
family to go on a trip to Antarctica as a reward for getting straight
A's in school, it might be the event that causes their relationships
to crumble. For all of its heavy
themes, the book never loses its lightheartedness and is consistently
offbeat. It was an enjoyable read.
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