This quirky, funny and deeply touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's place in the world has achieved a real word-of-mouth buzz and will be very successful in this paperback edition. 'The characters in }Bernadette{ may be in real emotional pain, but Semple has the wit and perspective and imagination to make their story hilarious. I tore through this book with heedless pleasure' Jonathan Franze

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-07-04 Pages: 336 Language: English Publisher: Phoenix Bernadette Fox is notorious.To Elgie Branch. a Microsoft wunderkind. shes his hilarious. volatile. talented. troubled wife.To fellow mothers at the school gate . shes a menace.To design experts. shes a revolutionary architect.And to 15-year-old Bee. she is a best friend and. quite simply. mum.Then Bernadette disappears.And Bee must take a trip to the end of the earth to find her.WHERED YOU GO. BERNADETTE is a compulsively readable. irresistibly written. deeply touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughters place in the world.