Bøker av Gloria Nagy

The Sweet sisters began life as identical twins, but thanks to the miracles of Jane Fonda and plastic surgery, on the eve of their fortieth birthday, they hardly resemble one another. Amora has become a glamorous, egocentric radio shrink with her own nationally broadcast program and a huge following, while Aroma leads a much quieter life as a psychologist in a halfway house for teenagers.The relative calm of Aroma’s life is shattered when her sister’s perfectly coiffed head is delivered to her desk one morning along with The New York Times. Aroma is now thrust into the limelight as the next likely victim and as the lead suspect. She escapes New York and her “police protection” to begin her own search to find the killer.The result is a hilariously funny and suspenseful murder mystery that is also a touching, contemporary story of sibling rivalry and self-discovery.In what is probably her funniest book to date, Gloria Nagy creates unforgettable characters and draws a picture of life in New York and the Mid-west that is so real, and so funny, you will find yourself laughing out loud.

A MARRIAGE, A MADWOMAN, AND A MURDERYoung, beautiful Hannah Nicoli lives with her two small children and her loving husband in a fashionable Los Angeles neighborhood. A successful magazine writer, she seems to have it all. But Hannah feels time passing her by; she doesn’t fully trust her husband; her “bad emotional stock” diminishes her sense of self.Hannah sets out to record the facts of her life in the hope of discovering the shape of her identity. Then, as though called up from the Hades of her past, “a ghost sat down for a rest on Hannah’s life.”In this engrossing tale of modern life, Gloria Nagy paints a searing, hilarious portrait of her city, a Candy Land whose allure can be poison to those who don’t look to the core. She skillfully combines satire and suspense as she creates vibrant, unforgettable characters whose lives—in some measure—echo our own.

Using her signature style of diamond sharp social satire, page-turning action and plot, humor and pathos, Gloria Nagy has written a true tour de force of a novel, set on the perfect metaphorical site; the most lavish cruise ship in the world; a symbol of a world gone mad with excess. The ship, gliding serenely, reveals nothing of the turmoil within and its human cargo, mirroring the deception. Nothing and no one on the Palace of the Dolphins is what it seems, and none of them will return (those who do) unchanged. Gloria Nagy is the author of nine previous books including the N.Y. Times best-seller, A House in the Hamptons. She lives with her husband Richard Saul Wurman in Newport, R.I. They have four children, six grandchildren and three yellow labs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who do not cruise.C Previous praise for Gloria Nagy "Hip, Hilarious, Heartbreaking" Cosmopolitan "Fabulous entertainment...an essential summer read" Kirkus Reviews" A stunning accomplishment... funny and sad, erotic and ultimately very moving" Gael Greene, New York Magazine "Nagy's style is fresh, her pace brisk and her humor delightful." Los Angeles Times "Sensitive, humorous and compassionate" Elie Weisel, Nobel Laureate