Laurie Frankel

Love, loss and the extraordinary potential of social networking media come together to create a powerful, moving, unforgettable novel that will make readers laugh, cry and resolve to find their own true love. A poignant, heart-warming novel of love, loss and the possibility of keeping the past alive in a wholly unexpected way for fans of ONE DAY, WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT and THE NOTEBOOK. Imagine a world in which you never have to say goodbye. A world in which you can talk to your loved ones after they''ve gone - About the trivial things you used to share About the things you wish you''d said while you still had the chance About how hard it is to adjust to life without them. When Sam Elling invents a computer programme that enables his girlfriend Meredith to do just this, nothing can prepare them for the success and the complications that follow. For every person who wants to say goodbye, there is someone else who can''t let go. And when tragedy strikes, they have to find out whether goodbye has to be for ever. Or whether love can take on a life of its own...

Love, loss and the extraordinary potential of social networking media come together to create a powerful, moving, unforgettable novel that will make readers laugh, cry and resolve to find their own true love. A poignant, heart-warming novel of love, loss and the possibility of keeping the past alive in a wholly unexpected way for fans of ONE DAY, WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT and THE NOTEBOOK. Imagine a world in which you never have to say goodbye. A world in which you can talk to your loved ones after they''ve gone. About the trivial things you used to share. About the things you wish you''d said while you still had the chance. About how hard it is to adjust to life without them. When Sam Elling invents a computer programme that enables his girlfriend Meredith to do just this, nothing can prepare them for the success and the complications that follow. For every person who wants to say goodbye, there is someone else who can''t let go. And when tragedy strikes, they have to find out whether goodbye has to be for ever. Or whether love can take on a life of its own...

Una de les últimes revelacions de la jove narrativa nord-americana, Laurie Frankel, ens regala una novel·la divertida, emocionant, original i plena de sorpreses sobre l’amor i la pèrdua. En Sam és u

Laurie Frankel's THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS is a warm, touching and bittersweet novel about a family that's just like any other - until it's not. Set in the USA and Thailand, it's perfect for readers of WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES and THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY. 'A lively and fascinating story of a thoroughly modern family and the giant, multifaceted love that binds them...Sparkles with wit and wisdom' Maria Semple, bestselling author of WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE. Rosie and Penn always wanted a daughter. Four sons later, they decide to try one last time - and their beautiful little boy Claude is born. Life continues happily for this big, loving family until the day when Claude says that, when he grows up, he wants to be a girl. As far as Rosie and Penn are concerned, bright, funny and wonderful Claude can be whoever he or she wants. But as problems begin at school and in the community, the family faces a seemingly impossible dilemma: should Claude change, or should they and Claude try to change the world? Warm, touching and bittersweet, THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS is a novel about families, love and how we choose to define ourselves. It will make you laugh and cry - and see the world differently.

Una historia con una premisa original: un genio de la informática crea un programa revolucionario que permite comunicarseonline con los seres queridos que ya han fallecido.¿El amor puede ser para toda la vida?Imagina un mundo en el que nunca hubiera que despedirse. Un mundo donde el amor perdurase mas alla de la vida y en el que se pudiera hablar con el ser amado aunque ya no estuviera. Todos los dias, de cualquier cosa. Como si no se hubiera ido y las almas pudieran permanecer siempre unidas.Tu, hoy y siempre es una ingeniosa y divertida novela sobre la naturaleza de la vida, el amor y la perdida. Una historia emotiva con una premisa fascinante, que aborda el duelo y los limites de las nuevas tecnologias.Reseñas:Frankel parte de una fascinante premisa para ir explorando, de manera intensa y con gran sensibilidad, los temas del amor y la perdida. A traves de su exploracion de los limites de la inteligencia artificial nos conmueve y nos emociona.BooklistUna cautivadora historia de amor y perdida donde la tecnologia se emplea para curar los corazones. Frankel nos ofrece un relato ingenioso, calido y conmovedor.Kirkus ReviewsLaurie Frankel nos cuenta una historia impresionante, con un enorme potencial emocional, sobre como una pareja joven afronta un nuevo amor en un mundo de tristeza y perdida.Library Journal Starred ReviewUna novela inquietante, inolvidable, que va directa al corazon. Imposible dejar de leer.ImageJLa novela de Frankel es un agridulce relato sobre la perdida y el nuevo fenomeno de la inmortalidadonline. Si eres fan deSiempre el mismo dia, te encantara.Stylist.co.ukUna historia cautivadora que adoraran los fans deSiempre el mismo dia.GlamourEste libro es maravilloso. Laurie Frankel ha creado unos personajes tan reales y con una historia de amor tan autentica que la lectura se convierte en un autentico placer.Novelicious.com