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Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Book • 2012
The book follows the story of Bernadette Fox, a former renowned architect and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, who has become a recluse and suffers from severe agoraphobia.
When her daughter Bee earns perfect grades, she claims her reward: a family trip to Antarctica.
However, Bernadette's aversion to people and her increasing mental breakdown lead to her disappearance.
Bee compiles a series of emails, documents, and secret correspondences to find her mother, revealing a complex web of family dynamics, social satire, and personal struggles.
The novel pokes fun at Seattle's elite culture, private school parents, and the tech world, while exploring themes of creativity, mental health, and the bond between a mother and daughter.
When her daughter Bee earns perfect grades, she claims her reward: a family trip to Antarctica.
However, Bernadette's aversion to people and her increasing mental breakdown lead to her disappearance.
Bee compiles a series of emails, documents, and secret correspondences to find her mother, revealing a complex web of family dynamics, social satire, and personal struggles.
The novel pokes fun at Seattle's elite culture, private school parents, and the tech world, while exploring themes of creativity, mental health, and the bond between a mother and daughter.
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