Go Gentle

The joyful new novel from the author of Where’d You Go Bernadette

De: Maria Semple

Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld

The new novel from the bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette

⭐ 'Smart, funny and devastating in a great way' Jennette McCurdy ⭐
⭐ 'I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book' Guardian ⭐
⭐ 'Loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit' Bonnie Garmus ⭐

Adora Hazzard has it all figured out.

A contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family and the bliss of finally being solo.

Alone but far from lonely, she's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started.

Adora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. But could a chance encounter with a charming stranger threaten her joyfully curated life and leave Adora suddenly wanting more - even if she must risk everything to get it?

Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit and a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist.

⭐ 'A wild ride' The Times ⭐
⭐ 'I adored this novel and it made me very happy' Nina Stibbe ⭐
⭐ 'Maria Semple is a treasure' Los Angeles Times ⭐
⭐ 'Funny and clever and sexy and uplifting' Francesca Segal ⭐
⭐ 'Adora Hazzard is a heroine for the ages' Rufi Thorpe ⭐©2026 Maria Semple (P)2026 Orion Publishing Group Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

For all those who crave a good page-turner, this is one wild ride of a story that carries equal parts wit and wisdom . . . I laughed out loud for real. And underneath the humor there was always something tender . . . a quiet truth about relationships, identity, and what it means to find peace with yourself (Oprah Winfrey)

Semple has created something rare in Go Gentle: a story that's both deeply intellectual and still accessible. This novel is what happens when someone who understands trauma writes about healing. Smart, funny, and devastating in a great way. Read this book (Jennette McCurdy, bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom Died)

Highly original and loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit, Go Gentle takes us on a fast, wild ride through the days and nights of a philosopher for whom the meaning of life - and how to get through it - is completely upended by the one thing she never saw coming. Love (Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry)

I adored this novel and it made me very happy. Go Gentle combines Semple's giant intellect, genius thinking, rich, witty dialogue and screwall comedy. Brimming with big ideas about art and philosophy and questions about the way we live our lives, this is an intricately plotted mystery, intrigue and romance with a glorious cast of characters (Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina)

What a delight this witty screwball caper through philosophy, the art world and late-blooming love is (Madeleine Feeny)

Semple writes with immense charm. The book fizzes with funny lines... The book is a zany high-wire act and the main plot, which at times seemed like a shaggy dog story, is ingeniously wrapped up at the end... I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book, which is a lovely way to be left. (Rebecca Wait)

Semple blends intrigue, humour, and irony into a story that splits open one character's life and might just inspire you to make yours a little bigger too. (Ella Ceron)

The main character, Adora, a philosophy teacher for the children of a wealthy Manhattan family, is a brilliant creation - witty, sarcastic, clever - I loved her. (Jo Finney)

Funny and smart, this is exactly the book you need to pack for instant and uplifting escapism (with a touch of #MeToo fury). (Francesca Brown)

The characters are great. Semple's witty, snappy, narrative bowls one happily along, with a sprinkling of Stoic wisdom for good measure. (Wendy Holden)

A wild ride, although an exquisitely plotted one... it is so good to have the extraordinary Maria Semple back. (Andrew Billen)

A madcap caper to tickle your funny bone (Zoe West)

Maria Semple is a treasure

A very clever story

As a big fan of Where'd you go Bernadette, I was excited to read Go Gentle. A wild and crazy story - not what I expected but well researched and beautifully written. I found Viv (the daughter) incredibly annoying but I think that was on purpose - v clever. Would I recommend this book...absolutely.

Wonderful engaging storyline

I loved Maria Sempel’s last book and this one is just as good! Thoroughly enjoyed the story as well as the narration. I would highly recommend this book.