Bøker av Rebecca Miller

Miller's ingenious second novel is "transgressive, terrifying, tough, and very, very funny" (Tony Kushner).In Rebecca Miller's dazzling second novel, we meet characters separated by time but united in their desire to live a life of their own choosing, free from the constraints of community and tradition.In eighteenth-century Paris, Jacob Cerf is a Jewish street peddler burdened by a disastrous young marriage but determined to raise himself up by whatever means he can. His richly observed life in Paris's Jewish ghetto is radically altered when he gains entrance to the opulent world of the aristocracy and the freedom to create his own identity. More than two hundred years later, Jacob reappears in surprising form in the suburbs of Long Island. He soon becomes obsessed by a young Orthodox Jewish woman with a secret ambition. Determined to change her fate, Jacob takes it upon himself to entangle her with a conflicted volunteer fireman. As Jacob's mischievous plans unfold, the burdens of duty and the pull of desire will twist the lives of all three.Rebecca Miller explores the hold of the past on the present, the power of private hopes and dreams, and the collision of fate and free will. Transfiguring her world with a clear gaze and sharp, surprising wit, she brings Jacob's Folly vividly to life.

From the award-winning writer-director of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, a riveting drama about the complexities of living the simple life.More than twenty years ago, Jack Slavin (Daniel Day-Lewis) walked away from the mainstream to live a more deliberate life. But the island commune he began in hopes of a better future has long since imploded, and he is now one of its final residents. Jack's only companion is his sixteen-year-old daughter, Rose (Camilla Belle), whom he has carefully sheltered from the outside world. Now, beset by terminal illness, encroaching developers, and Rose's emerging womanhood, Jack faces troubling questions about the days ahead.In an attempt to provide his daughter with the kind of family she's never known, Jack invites Kathleen (Catherine Keener), the woman he's been secretly seeing on the mainland, and her sons to live with them. But Rose feels betrayed rather than comforted, and lashes out with a willful retribution that places her innocence on the battlefield and Kathleen's safety in danger. His carefully constructed world thrown into chaos, Jack finds himself trapped between two headstrong women and forced to take action.With The Ballad of Jack and Rose, the award-winning filmmaker Rebecca Miller has created a startling family drama. Miller's screenplay, introduced by the author and accompanied by stills from the film, is a powerful, poetic work, primed to be savored page by page.

Multi-award-winning literary fiction with a sharp contemporary edge."An unforgettable and powerfully poignant five-star read." - BookViral"This relationship, to me, has an emotional depth rarely found in other novels. . .an impassioned coming-of-age story that will stir the soul." - Literary Titan". . . Miller has gathered together a cast of unforgettable characters and constructed one of the most powerful and chilling stories I have ever read." - Readers' Favorite (five-star review)WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?A powerful story of two teens searching: one for their place in the world, the other for a reason to survive.After her mother's sudden death, artistically gifted Megan lost her will to draw as she watched her family crumble. When her father unexpectedly moves what's left of them halfway across the country to mend, Megan must try, yet again, to rise from the ashes and create a new existence for herself. She's intrigued when she sees Shawn - a secluded classmate who sparks unexpected drawing inspiration.Shawn is protecting a terrible secret and teeters on the edge of letting go. With each layer Megan strips from him, she gets hints about how broken he is. If Shawn is brave enough to open up, Megan might be his undoing - which could save his life. But when Megan learns his darkest secret, will she be able to convince him life is still worth living?Through a heart-wrenching journey that immerses Megan's entire family in the dangerous and unthinkable world Shawn lives in, Megan succumbs to certain truths about life:Nothing happens by accident. We are exactly where we're meant to be. We all really are here for a reason. Reality is rarely subtle.Touch depicts abuses that may be difficult for some readers and is recommended for a mature audience.

There is no such thing as the perfect relationship.Embracing this fact is the first step to taking back ownership and responsibility for ourselves and our most important relationships. In a humorous and self-deprecating way, Rebecca Miller sets the scene and asks the questions that will help you to: Accept that no person, and no relationship, is perfect, and why that's OK Recognise the themes, habits and patterns that commonly show up in your thinking and behaviours, and how to change them for the better Identify the different needs we all have and how you can choose to meet them through deliberate intent rather than unconscious habit Understand what is really going on behind what people say and do so you can communicate more effectively Embrace the importance of putting your own needs first and how, when you feel better in yourself, you make better choices Develop the knowledge, skill and willingness to make different choices in how to look after your own well-being so you can experience more fulfilling relationships

Boo is a curious little nine year old brown bear from Bearville. She decides to venture out of her village in search of the Great Pine Cone. She makes a lot of friends along the way and learns some valuable lessons in this adventure.

Modern stories of women grappling with sexuality, fate, motherhood, infidelity, desperation and an overriding will to survive - from the bestselling author of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee