03/14/2025
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I have so many thoughts about this book, and I can't wait to talk about it! Here's a quick snapshot:
In a family known for its genius and high expectations, Bee just wants to find her mom. But Bernadette has made that pretty difficult, and Bee thinks there has to be more to her mom’s disappearance than wanting to dodge the family trip to Antarctica. Bernadette is resourceful and too snarky sometimes, sure, but she couldn’t want to run away from her life as an award-winning architect, influential business partner and wife, a failure of a parent, and adored mom, right?
Written mainly as letters and documents of Bee’s journey to track down her mom, author Maria Semple takes us on a fun and witty adventure, asking big questions about the endless pressures to be perfect, the uphill battle of parenting, and all that comes with a high-profile and privileged life.