Go Gentle by Maria Semple

The Hilarious, Heartfelt New Novel from the Author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette — An Oprah’s Book Club Pick

In Go Gentle, Maria Semple returns with her most exuberant, life-affirming novel yet — a wildly funny and deeply moving story of midlife disruption, unexpected romance, and learning to let the heart win.

Adora Hazzard is a divorced Stoic philosopher living a carefully ordered life on New York City’s Upper West Side. She tutors the privileged twin sons of an old-money family, raises her teenage daughter, and gathers with her tight-knit “coven” of single women friends in their quirky Ansonia building. Content with her rules and routines, Adora has sworn off the chaos of “externals” — until a charming stranger walks into her life and everything changes.

What begins as a swoony romance quickly spirals into black-market art deals, international intrigue, and a globe-trotting adventure that forces Adora to question everything she thought she believed about love, control, and living fully.

Romantic, hilarious, intelligent, and bursting with the stuff of life, Go Gentle is a joyful celebration of second chances, mother-daughter bonds, and the beautiful mess of real connection. Fans of smart, witty fiction will devour this madcap New York rom-com wrapped in a heartfelt caper.