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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together. Mining the absurdities of contemporary society, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart. "A stunning novel about the stories that we tell about our lives and our loves, and how we sustain relationships throughout time--it's beyond remarkable, both funny and heartbreaking, sometimes on the same page." --NPR When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the gritty '90s Chicago art scene, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in the thriving underground scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to suburban married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter the often-baffling pursuits of health and happiness from polyamorous would-be suitors to home-renovation hysteria. For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize each other, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together. Mining the absurdities of contemporary society, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart. "A stunning novel about the stories that we tell about our lives and our loves, and how we sustain relationships throughout time--it's beyond remarkable, both funny and heartbreaking, sometimes on the same page." --NPR When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the gritty '90s Chicago art scene, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in the thriving underground scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to suburban married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter the often-baffling pursuits of health and happiness from polyamorous would-be suitors to home-renovation hysteria. For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize each other, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.

'American storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage, Nathan Hill’s follow-up to The Nix is a work of quiet genius.' – The Observer'The incredible scope of this dazzlingly detailed state-of-the-nation satire almost defies description . . . Brilliant doesn’t begin to describe it, but I’ll say it anyway.' – Daily Mail'I doubt I'll enjoy many books this year as much as Wellness.' – The Times/Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year (So Far)'An Oprah's Book Club Pick.A powerfully affecting novel about how we change, grow and age, Wellness is a story of marriage, middle age, our tech-obsessed health culture, and the bonds that keep people together.When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the 90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago’s thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound, startling truths about intimacy and connection. In this follow-up to Nathan Hill’s electric debut The Nix, Wellness reimagines the love story with healthy doses of insight, irony and heart.

'A hilarious and moving exploration of a modern marriage that astounds in its breadth and intimacy.' – Brit Bennett, author of The Mothers and The Vanishing Half From Nathan Hill, acclaimed author of The Nix, comes another hugely ambitious novel, about how we change, grow and age. Wellness is a story of marriage, middle age, our tech-obsessed health culture, and the bonds that keep people together, for readers of Jonathan Franzen, Jennifer Egan and Elizabeth Strout. When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the 90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago’s thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other. Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound, startling truths about intimacy and connection. In this follow-up to Hill’s electric debut, Wellness reimagines the love story with healthy doses of insight, irony and heart. 'This brilliant novel will leave you thinking about the truth of your own life and the stories we tell ourselves and each other.' – Oprah Winfrey 'Nathan Hill is a maestro . . . the best new writer of fiction in America – the best' – John Irving

'American storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage, Nathan Hill’s follow-up to The Nix is a work of quiet genius' – The ObserverAn Oprah's Book Club Pick.Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness is a thought-provoking exploration of intimacy, identity, and the absurdities of our tech-obsessed health culture.When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the 90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago’s thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit.Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.From the author of The Nix, Wellness mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound, startling truths about intimacy and connection, reimagining the love story with healthy doses of insight, irony and heart.'The incredible scope of this dazzlingly detailed state-of-the-nation satire almost defies description . . . Brilliant doesn’t begin to describe it, but I’ll say it anyway' – Daily Mail'I doubt I'll enjoy many books this year as much as Wellness' – The Times

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, a novel that explores--with sharp humor and a fierce tenderness--the resilience of love and home, even in times of radical change. "Hugely entertaining and unfailingly smart.... A] supersize and audacious novel of American misadventure." --The New York Times Book Review "Nathan Hill is a maestro." --John Irving It's 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Anderson hasn't seen his mother, Faye, in decades--not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. Now she's reappeared, having committed an absurd crime that electrifies the nightly news and inflames a politically divided country. The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help. To save her, Samuel will have to embark on his own journey, uncovering long-buried secrets about the woman he thought he knew, secrets that stretch across generations and have their origin all the way back in Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Faye's losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself. Look for Nathan Hill's new novel, Wellness

'The best new writer of fiction in America. The best.' – John Irving'The best thing a reviewer can do when faced with a novel of this calibre and breadth is to urge you to read it for yourselves.' – The GuardianNathan Hill's brilliant debut, The Nix, journeys from the rural Midwest of the 1960s, to New York City during Occupy Wall Street; from Chicago in 1968, to wartime Norway: home of the mysterious Nix.Meet Samuel: stalled writer, bored teacher at a local college, obsessive player of online video games. He hasn't seen his mother, Faye, in decades, not since she abandoned her family when he was a boy. Now she has suddenly reappeared, having committed an absurd politically motivated crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the Internet, and inflames a divided America.The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help.As Samuel begins to excavate his mother's, and his country's, history, he will unexpectedly find that he has to rethink everything he ever knew about her - a woman with an epic story of her own, a story she has kept hidden from the world.'Outstanding' – John Boyne, The Irish Times

When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number Nine. For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize each other, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.

Dzhek - nischij khudozhnik, tvorjaschij malo komu dostupnoe iskusstvo. Elizabet - begljanka iz basnoslovno bogatoj semi, ot kotoroj ee vorotit. Ikh okna razdeleny lish uzkim proulkom. Nedeljami i mesjatsami oni podsmatrivajut drug za drugom, voskhischajas i schitaja, chto chelovek v okne naprotiv nikogda ne zainteresuetsja tem, kto sejchas za nim nabljudaet. Oba reshili nachat s chistogo lista v Chikago i teper pytajutsja vstroitsja v mir, kotoryj im chuzhd. Oba beskonechno odinoki i mechtajut o vstreche s rodstvennoj dushoj, ne podozrevaja, chto rodstvennaja dusha obitaet v sosednem dome. Spustja dvadtsat let Dzhek i Elizabet - respektabelnaja para, perezhivajuschaja krizis srednego vozrasta. No oni ostalis vse temi zhe neprikajannymi i odinokimi mechtateljami, kak i v junosti, i vse tak zhe srazhajutsja s demonami, ot kotorykh kogda-to khoteli sbezhat. Pytajas razobratsja v sebe, kazhdyj iz nikh nachinaet glubinnye raskopki sobstvennoj dushi, riskuja poterjat luchshee, chto u nikh est, - drug druga. Pronzitelnyj i ostroumnyj roman o brake i svjazjakh, kotorye uderzhivajut ljudej vmeste. Razbiraja neleposti sovremennogo obschestva, "Velness" ironichno i trogatelno pereosmyslivaet klassicheskuju istoriju ljubvi. Kak i chto ljudi rasskazyvajut o sebe, o svoikh chuvstvakh, o svoikh otnoshenijakh? Eto odnovremenno i ochen smeshnaja, i pochti dusherazdirajuschaja kniga, i opredelenno - po-nastojaschemu umnaja i glubokaja.

1993. To unge forelsker sig. Jack er flygtet fra de snævre rammer ude på landet i Kansas og går på kunstakademiet. Elizabeth har vristet sig fri af sin velhavende Østkystfamilie og studerer kognitiv psykologi, adfærdsøkonomi og evolutionsbiologi. Og så lige neurovidenskab oveni …Jack og Elizabeth bliver gift, får en søn. Men slumrende konflikter dukker op til overfladen, da Jack må opgive sine kunstneriske ambitioner til fordel for et lærerjob, og Elizabeth involveres i et tvivlsomt forskningsprojekt på centeret Wellness. Skjulte familietraumer afdækkes lag for lag med chokerende afsløringer til følge …"Wellness" er en skarp, satirisk og morsom, men også kærlig fortælling om familie, kunst, moral, fupdiæter, forstadsliv, forældres perfekthedssyndrom, åbne ægteskaber samt det moderne menneske, der snurrer rundtosset rundt i nettets afkroge og fanges ind af algoritmer og digitale plattenslagere. "Wellness" er den amerikanske forfatter Nathan Hills anden bog efter bestseller debuten "Niksen".”En fremragende roman, der får dig til at tænke på, hvad der er sandt i dit eget liv og de historier, vi fortæller os selv og hinanden.” – Oprah Winfrey”Stortalentets opfølger til Niksen er et smågenialt, mangefacetteret og betagende portræt af et ægteskab.” - The Guardian”Hill sendte mig ud på en spændende rejse, og tænk, at der stadig findes forfattere, som arbejder i det store format og viser os, hvor meget romanen kan, hvis man virkelig udnytter dens muligheder (…) En værdig aftager til David Foster Wallace og Thomas Pynchon.” - The Atlantic”Vidunderlig … Hill er en imponerende fortæller … Hans romaner får alting til at stå levende frem for læseren, fra den ensomme barndom i Midtvesten til vores længsel efter kontakt og medmenneskelig forståelse.” - New York Times”Fantastisk … Man bliver suget ind i Wellness … Det smukke ved Hills roman nummer to er, at alle personer er lidt mærkelige, men at man fatter sympati for dem alle … Det er ikke mange romaner fra de senere år, der indeholder så megen menneskekærlighed.” - Washington Post

"Denne bog knuste mit hjerte. Igen og igen. Den fik mig også til at grine. Jeg elskede den inderligt fra første side, og lige så meget på den sidste." – National Public RadioSamuel var 11 år, da hans mor forlod ham. Tyve år efter er hun pludselig på alles læber efter at have kastet sten efter en republikansk præsidentkandidat. Medierne beskriver Faye som en radikal hippie med en broget fortid i Chicagos protestbevægelse i 1968, men så vidt Samuel ved, var hans mor en helt almindelig pige fra Iowa, der giftede sig med sin ungdomskæreste. Hvem er hun egentlig – og hvorfor forsvandt hun ud af hans liv? Da Samuel går i gang at grave i sin families historie, finder han hemmeligheder, der tvinger ham til at se sin mor - og sig selv - i et nyt lys.NIKSEN er en stor og rørende roman om familie og relationer i vor tid."Nathan Hill er mesterlig." - John Irving."Det er en triumf, at den er så underholdende, så fuld af energi og pakket med sociale og politiske betragtninger, som udfordrer vores antagelser om det moderne liv." - The Huffington Post

Uusi romaani NIXin kirjoittajalta!Jack ja Elizabeth rakastuivat viattomalla 1990-luvulla. Pari vuosikymmentä myöhemmin avioliiton ja vanhemmuuden haasteiden lisäksi heitä hämmentävät mindfullness-tukiryhmät, polyamoristien orgiat, Facebook-sodat, terveysapplikaatiot sekä salaperäinen Lemmenlääke nro 9. Yhtäkkiä vaakalaudalla onparas asia elämässä: rakkaus.Wellness on vaikuttava panoraama avioliitosta, länsimaisesta elämästä ja hyvinvointibisneksestä.