Pat Peoples ha una missione: diventare fisicamente tonico ed emotivamente stabile. Per ricongiungersi con la moglie Nikki. Così ha deciso durante il periodo nella clinica psichiatrica dove ha trascorso un tempo che non ricorda, ma che deve essere stato piuttosto lungo... Infatti, ora che è tornato a casa, molte cose sembrano cambiate: i suoi vecchi amici sono tutti sposati, gli Eagles di Philadelphia hanno un nuovo stadio ma, soprattutto, nessuno parla più di Nikki. Dov'è finita? Come poterla contattare e chiedere scusa per le cose terribili che le ha detto l'ultima volta che l'ha vista? Per fortuna Pat incontra Tiffany che, in cambio dell'aiuto per partecipare a un concorso di danza, si offre di fare da tramite tra lui e sua moglie. Ma qual è la verità? Per tutto il tempo Pat guarda il mondo con sguardo incantato, cogliendone solo il bello e, anche se tutto è confuso, trabocca di squinternato ottimismo, perché dietro le nuvole c'è sempre il sole.

Nanette è un'atleta, figlia e studentessa modello da sempre. Ma quando il suo amato insegnante di letteratura le consegna una copia di un misterioso e ormai introvabile romanzo cult, sente che quello è il suo libro, che le sta parlando. Quella storia e l'incontro con il suo autore fanno cambiare tutto, e grazie a loro Nanette conoscerà Lex, giovane e tormentato poeta, di cui si innamorerà. Presto però si troverà di fronte a scelte decisive e scoprirà quale prezzo può avere prendere in mano la propria vita e imparare a dire basta...

An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness—and her high school English teacher—inNew York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick’s offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate, and hair metal.

Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness in the world she believes still exists, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else—a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.

Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances on this madcap quest to restore a good man’s reputation and find renewed hope in the human race?Love May Fail is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.

Nanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hardworking student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy ofThe Bugglegum Reaper--a mysterious, out-of-print cult classic--the rebel within Nanette awakens.

As she befriends the reclusive author, falls in love with a young but troubled poet, and attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, Nanette learns the hard way that rebellion sometimes comes at a high price.

A celebration of the self and the formidable power of story, Every Exquisite Thing is Matthew Quick at his finest.

Nanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hardworking student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy ofThe Bugglegum Reaper--a mysterious, out-of-print cult classic--the rebel within Nanette awakens.

As she befriends the reclusive author, falls in love with a young but troubled poet, and attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, Nanette learns the hard way that rebellion sometimes comes at a high price.

A celebration of the self and the formidable power of story, Every Exquisite Thing is Matthew Quick at his finest.

An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness—and her high school English teacher—inNew York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick’s offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate, and hair metal.

Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness in the world she believes still exists, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else—a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.

Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances on this madcap quest to restore a good man’s reputation and find renewed hope in the human race?Love May Fail is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.

An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness—and her high school English teacher—inNew York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick’s offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate, and hair metal.

Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness in the world she believes still exists, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else—a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.

Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances on this madcap quest to restore a good man’s reputation and find renewed hope in the human race?Love May Fail is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.

Escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating husband, Portia Kane returns to the South Jersey home of her youth and resolves to save herself by assisting a beloved English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.

Escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating husband, Portia Kane returns to the South Jersey home of her youth and resolves to save herself by assisting a beloved English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.

THE GOOD LUCK OF RIGHT NOW - QUICK MATTHEW - Pan

From Matthew Quick, the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook, comesThe Good Luck of Right Now, a funny and tender story about family, friendship, grief, acceptance, and Richard Gere—an entertaining and inspiring tale that will leave you pondering the rhythms of the universe and marveling at the power of kindness and love.

For thirty-eight years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. When she gets sick and dies, he has no idea how to be on his own. His redheaded grief counselor, Wendy, says he needs to find his flock and leave the nest. But how does a man whose whole life has been grounded in his mom, Saturday mass, and the library learn how to fly?

Bartholomew thinks he’s found a clue when he discovers a “Free Tibet” letter from Richard Gere hidden in his mother’s underwear drawer. In her final days, mom called him Richard—there must be a cosmic connection. Believing that the actor is meant to help him, Bartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Richard Gere a series of highly intimate letters. Jung and the Dalai Lama, philosophy and faith, alien abduction and cat telepathy, the Catholic Church and the mystery of women are all explored in his soul-baring epistles. But mostly the letters reveal one man’s heartbreakingly earnest attempt to assemble a family of his own.

A struggling priest, a “Girlbrarian,” her feline-loving, foul-mouthed brother, and the spirit of Richard Gere join the quest to help Bartholomew. In a rented Ford Focus, they travel to Canada to see the cat Parliament and find his biological father . . . and discover so much more.

Pat Peoples ha una missione: diventare fisicamente tonico ed emotivamente stabile. Per ricongiungersi con la moglie Nikki. Così ha deciso durante il periodo nella clinica psichiatrica dove ha trascorso un tempo che non ricorda, ma che deve essere stato piuttosto lungo... Infatti, ora che è tornato a casa, molte cose sembrano cambiate: i suoi vecchi amici sono tutti sposati, gli Eagles di Philadelphia hanno un nuovo stadio ma, soprattutto, nessuno parla più di Nikki. Dov'è finita? Come poterla contattare e chiedere scusa per le cose terribili che le ha detto l'ultima volta che l'ha vista? Per fortuna Pat incontra Tiffany che, in cambio dell'aiuto per partecipare a un concorso di danza, si offre di fare da tramite tra lui e sua moglie. Ma qual è la verità? Per tutto il tempo Pat guarda il mondo con sguardo incantato, cogliendone solo il bello e, anche se tutto è confuso, trabocca di squinternato ottimismo, perché dietro le nuvole c'è sempre il sole.