Maria Semple, with Jennette McCurdy, discusses & signs Go Gentle

Schedule

Mon Apr 27 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Pasadena Presbyterian Church | Pasadena, CA

The New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet
About this Event

“Maria Semple is a treasure.” —Los Angeles Times

The story of one woman’s cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.

Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A Stoic philosopher and divorcée, she lives a contented life on New York City’s Upper West Side. Having discovered that the secret to happiness is to desire only what you have, she’s applied this insight to blissful effect: relishing her teenage daughter, the freedom of being solo, and her job as a moral tutor for the twin boys of an old-money family. She’s even assembled a “coven”—like-minded women who live on the same floor in the legendary Ansonia—and is making active efforts to grow its membership. Adora’s carefully curated life is humming along brilliantly until a chance meeting with a handsome stranger.

Soon, her ordered world is upended by black-market art deals, secret rendezvous, and international intrigue . . . and her past—which she has worked so hard to bury—lands like a bomb in her present. Inflamed by unquenchable desire, Adora finds herself a woman wanting more: and she’ll risk everything to get it.

Adora Hazzard’s journey of self-discovery will grip you from the start. Romantic, hilarious, intelligent, and bursting with the stuff of life, Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman’s mid-life transformation, cementing Maria Semple in the pantheon of our most exciting and important contemporary writers.


This is a ticketed event at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Tickets include one entry and one copy of Go Gentle to be handed out at check-in.

A public book signing will follow the presentation.

Questions? email [email protected] or call us at (626)449-5320

Where is it happening?

Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, United States
Tickets

USD 41.70

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