Bøker av Kristan Higgins

The TikTok sensation! Pack up the Moon is a heart-wrenching and beautiful story of love in all its forms. Joshua Park never expected to be a widower at the age of thirty. Given his solitary job, small circle of friends and family, and the social awkwardness he's always suffered from, he has no idea how to negotiate this new, unwanted phase of life.But Lauren, his wife, had a plan to keep him moving forward. A plan hidden in the letters she leaves him, giving him a task for every month in the year after her death.It's a journey that will take Joshua from his first outing as a widower to buy groceries... to an attempted dinner party that becomes a comic disaster... to finding a new best friend while weeping in the dressing room of a clothing store.As his grief makes room for new friendships and experiences, Joshua learns Lauren's most valuable lesson: the path to happiness doesn't follow a straight line.Funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and always uplifting, this novel from bestselling author Kristan Higgins illuminates how life's greatest joys are often hiding in plain sight.Real readers have fallen in love with Pack up the Moon:'I loved everything about this book!!!! It was so beautifully written' 5 star reader review'I cried throughout the entirety of this book. So emotional and so well written' 5 star reader review'This is the best book I have read so far this year!' 5 star reader review'This book is mesmerizing... couldn't put it down' 5 star reader review

Fra den New York Times-bestselgende forfatteren Kristan Higgins kommer her en roman om å miste alt og få igjen mye mer enn man forventer.Lillie visste at huset ville føles tomt da sønnen flyttet ut for å begynne på college, men hun hadde ikke regnet med at mannen samtidig skulle dumpe henne for en annen kvinne. Dette kom som et sjokk (for å si det mildt), men den største overraskelsen var at hun ikke følte seg knust - hun ble rasende.Lillie har alltid elsket livet på Cape Cod, men som mor, hustru og jordmor, er hun vant til å tenke mer på andre enn seg selv. Nå er hun alene for første gang i livet, og oppdager at hun er i ferd med å bli sprø. Er det for drøyt å troppe opp i bryllupet til eksmannen kledd som en dødsengel? Helt sikkert! Burde hun slippe et stinkdyr inn i hans perfekte nye hjem? Sikkert ikke! Men det er mye bedre enn å sitte hjemme og sture.Hun får uventet støtte av sin glamorøse søster, som hun har hatt et anspent forhold til i alle år. Legg til en gammel flamme og en fortapt tenåring, så er kaoset komplett. Det er slutt på Lillies liv slik hun kjenner det, men noen ganger kan det perfekte nye kapitlet komme som lyn fra klar himmel.Kristan Higgins er tilbake med en festlig og håpefull roman om livets uventede vendinger. Higgins romaner elskes av lesere over hele verden, og har bare i Sverige solgt over 100 000 eksemplarer."Den perfekte strandlesning. Som lyn fra klar himmel er en hjertevarm fortelling om hardt tilkjempet styrke, en sprø familie og et inkluderende samfunn, som vil bli værende i deg lenge etter at siste side er lest." Lisa Gardner, forfatter"Å lese en Kristan Higgins roman er som å være sammen med en kjær venn, en som forstår deg og følelsene dine fullt ut ... og som innimellom får deg til å snøfte av latter. Higgins skuffer aldri! Hvis du ser etter en roman som er fylt med hjerte og humor, så er det denne. Hver gang jeg åpnet boken, føltes det som å bli gjenforent med en nær venn. I kjent stil takler hun vanskelige temaer med følsomhet og varme. Som lyn fra klar himmel er alt jeg elsker i en roman - smart, hysterisk morsom, og fylt med varme og håp." Lori Nelson Spielman, forfatter"Din store sommerlesning har kommet! (...) dette er en forfatter hvis bøker man alltid må lese, som forsyner deg med fortellinger som er friske, relevante og medrivende." Susan Wiggs, forfatter"Allerede fra første side ble jeg revet med av Lillies vanskelige situasjon, og jeg leste side etter side for å finne ut hva som ville skje. Kristan Higgins har skrevet en lattervekkende, stemningsfull, hjertevarm roman om en kvinne som får sitt liv snudd på hodet, og hvordan hun på overraskende måter finner veien videre. Fylt av håp, positivitet og humor, er dette den perfekte boken til ferien, eller til når som helst! Elyssa Friedland, forfatter"En fantastisk reise med en modig, nydelig og litt djevelsk heltinne, som vil få deg til å le og heie på henne fra første side. Jeg ønsket at denne boken aldri tok slutt! Jane L. Rosen, forfatter"Men en miks av humor og sårhet, som minner om Hjertesorg av Nora Ephrons ... dette er en vakkert fortalt fortelling om sorg, håp og humor, som viser oss Higgins på sitt beste." Kirkus, starred review"Higgins har skapt en fremragende hovedperson med sterke verdier, et varmt hjerte, og en misunnelsesverdig vennekrets. Alle i samfunnet er på hennes side; så det så, eksmann! Dette er tilfredsstillende for lesere som liker å se en sterk kvinne blomstre i vanskelige tider." Library Journal"Higgins er kjent for sterke emosjonelle romaner om karakterer hvis liv er i endring ... En varmhjertet gave for lesere av relasjonsromaner." Booklist"En følsom, festlig fortelling om nye begynnelser." Woman's World

From the author of TikTok sensation PACK UP THE MOON comes a funny, romantic and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life's swerves.Lark Smith is planning a fairytale wedding to her high school sweetheart when in the blink of an eye, everything she's dreamed of is suddenly gone. That day, Lark decided the best way to deal with loss was to prevent others from ever having to. Five years later that goal of becoming a doctor - the best doctor - is just within reach when, without warning, she's fired.Now, getting back on track means making a deal with the devil. Well, not exactly, even if they do call renowned surgeon Lorenzo Santini "Dr Satan" behind his back. He'll use his influence to get her back in the program. But first, Lark has to pose as his significant other all summer...his sister is getting married, and he doesn't want his 99-year-old grandmother spending her precious time worrying over his single state. What Lark doesn't realize is she's already met Lorenzo's brother Dante, the firefighter who was there on Lark's worst day. The brothers couldn't be more different...which is becoming a problem, because the last thing Lark wants is to fall in love again.While spinning white lies during one unforgettable Cape Cod summer, Lark is exposed to the truth: when life throws you in the dark, love, friends and family are there to help you look on the bright side.

Bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance.Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they still carry as adults.For each of them, that means something different. For Marley, it's coming to terms with the survivor's guilt she's carried around since her twin sister's death, which has left her blind to the real chance for romance in her life. For Georgia, it's about learning to stop trying to live up to her mother's and brother's ridiculous standards, and learning to accept the love her ex-husband has tried to give her.But as Marley and Georgia grow stronger, the real meaning of Emerson's dying wish becomes truly clear: more than anything, she wanted her friends to love themselves.A novel of compassion and insight, Good Luck With That tells the story of two women who learn to embrace themselves just the way they are.

From bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kristan Higgins comes a novel examining a family at the breaking point--in all its messy, difficult, wonderful complexity.The Frosts are a typical American family. Barb and John, married almost fifty years, are testy and bored with each other... who could blame them after all this time? At least they have their daughters-- Barb's favorite, the perfect, brilliant Juliet; and John's darling, the free-spirited Sadie. The girls themselves couldn't be more different, but at least they got along, more or less. It was fine. It was enough.Until the day John had a stroke, and their house of cards came tumbling down.Now Sadie has to put her career as a teacher and struggling artist in New York on hold to come back and care for her beloved dad - and face the love of her life, whose heart she broke, and who broke hers. Now Juliet has to wonder if people will notice that despite her perfect career as a successful architect, her perfect marriage to a charming Brit, and her two perfect daughters, she's spending an increasing amount of time in the closet having panic attacks.And now Barb and John will finally have to face what's been going on in their marriage all along.

'A heart-wrenching page-turner told with warmth and humor' People Magazine, Pick of the WeekEmma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve. The regal old woman came from wealthy New England stock, but that didn't protect her from life's cruelest blows: the disappearance of her young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. Genevieve rose from those ashes of grief and built a fashion empire that was respected the world over, even when it meant neglecting her other son.When Emma's own mother died, her father abandoned her on his mother's doorstep. Genevieve took Emma in and reluctantly raised her - until Emma got pregnant her senior year of high school. Genevieve kicked her out with nothing but the clothes on her back.Now Emma has built a wonderful life for herself and her teenage daughter, Riley. So what is she to do when Genevieve does the one thing Emma never expected of her and, after not speaking to her for nearly two decades, calls and asks for help?

From bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kristan Higgins comes a funny and surprising new novel about losing it all - and getting back more than you ever expected.Lillie Silva knew life as an empty nester would be hard after her only child left for college, but when her husband abruptly dumps her for another woman just as her son leaves, her world comes crashing down. Besides the fact that this announcement is a complete surprise (to say the least), what shocks Lillie most is that she isn't heartbroken. She's furious.Lillie has loved her life on Cape Cod, but as a mother, wife, and nurse-midwife, she's used to caring for other people . . . not taking care of herself. Now, alone for the first time in her life, she finds herself going a little rogue. Is it over the top to crash her ex-husband's wedding dressed like the angel of death? Sure! Should she release a skunk into his perfect new home? Probably not! But it beats staying home and moping.She finds an unexpected ally in her glamorous sister, with whom she's had a tense relationship all these years. And an unexpected babysitter in, of all people, Ben Hallowell, the driver in a car accident that nearly killed Lillie twenty years ago. And then there's Ophelia, her ex-husband's oddly lost niece, who could really use a friend.It's the end of Lillie's life as she knew it. But sometimes the perfect next chapter surprises you . . . out of the clear blue sky.

An emotional and heart-warming novel from the bestselling author of TikTok sensation Pack up the Moon.'A raw and genuine look at motherhood, A Little Ray of Sunshine is a lovely ode to love in all of its many forms, family lost and found' Ashley Poston, author of The Dead RomanticsA kid walks into your bookstore and... guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise!And a huge surprise it is.It's a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. Until he secretly arranged a vacation to Cape Cod so he could meet his birth mother... without a word to her.It's also a surprise to Harlow, the woman who secretly placed him for adoption so many years ago. She has built a quiet life, running a bookstore with her grandfather, and is happily single... though she can't help gravitating toward Grady Byrne, an old friend who has moved back to town, three-year-old daughter in tow, and no wife in the picture.When Matthew walks into Harlow's store, she faints. Monica panics. And all their assumptions about what being a parent really means explode...This summer will be full of more surprises as both their families are redefined...and as both women learn that for them, there's no limit to a mother's love.