Helen Ellis est une auteure dont les œuvres explorent les complexités de la vie moderne, examinant souvent l'ironie et l'humour présents dans les situations quotidiennes. Son style, caractérisé par une observation aiguisée et une prose élégante, invite les lecteurs à réfléchir sur les normes sociétales et les expériences personnelles. À travers ses récits, Ellis dépeint fréquemment les complexités des relations humaines et la quête d'identité dans un monde en constante évolution. Son écriture est saluée pour son honnêteté et sa capacité à saisir les nuances subtiles de la psyché humaine.
Exploring the emotional landscape of leaving home, this book delves into the experiences of expat and migrant children as they navigate life away from their families. It addresses the feelings of separation and the challenges of maintaining connections with loved ones while pursuing personal goals, adventures, or careers abroad. Through personal narratives, it examines the complexities of choice, belonging, and the ongoing relationship with one's roots, offering insights into the duality of seeking new horizons while cherishing familial ties.
This volume is an accessible overview of autistic relationships from the early
years through to old age. This much-needed book combines the latest research
findings with first-hand accounts to offer insight into the relationships of
autistic people and how they differ to those of non-autistic people in a range
of ways.
Even twenty years into marriage, Helen Ellis’s husband still makes her heart pitter patter. The New York Times bestselling author paints a portrait of true romance for our times in these surprising, sexy, and hilariously frank essays about love, marriage, and her last first kiss. "Ellis is one of our greatest living humorists, in the same league as Sedaris and Irby...A fascinating portrait of middle-aged love.” —Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward Welcome to the Coral Lounge, a room in Helen Ellis’s New York City apartment painted such an exuberant shade that a Peeping Tom left a sticky note asking for the color. It is in the Coral Lounge where all the parties happen: A game called “What’s in the box?” makes its uproarious debut, the Puzzle Posse pounces on a 500-piece jigsaw of a beheaded priest, and guests don blindfolds for a raucous bridal shower. When the pandemic shuts down the city, the Coral Lounge becomes a place of refuge, where Helen and her husband binge-watch Joan Collins’s Dynasty, dote on two spoiled cats, and where Helen discovers that even twenty years into marriage, her husband still makes her heart pitter patter.
This book offers an in in-depth examination of how autistic people mask, why
they do it and the impact it can have on their wellbeing. Combining the latest
research with contributed case studies, it provides a thorough and
illuminating introduction to this important but underserved area.
The Coral Lounge serves as a vibrant backdrop for the unfolding romance between Helen Ellis and her husband, showcasing lively gatherings filled with quirky games and unexpected moments. As the pandemic transforms their social scene into a cozy refuge, the couple navigates intimacy and humor in their daily lives, sharing meals and laughter with their beloved cats. Through a series of candid and witty essays, Ellis captures the essence of contemporary love, blending romance with the absurdities of life in a refreshingly honest manner.
Set against a Southern gothic backdrop, the story follows three girls as they navigate the challenges of adolescence. Their intertwining schemes reveal a darkly comedic and often shocking portrayal of Southern life, highlighting the rivalries and outrageous behaviors typical of teenage experiences. The novel blends humor with violence, offering a satirical take on the complexities of growing up in a tumultuous environment.
"I loved it." --Ann Patchett The bestselling author of American Housewife ("Dark, deadpan and truly inventive." --The New York Times Book Review) is back with a fiercely funny collection of essays on marriage and manners, thank-you notes and three-ways, ghosts, gunshots, gynecology, and the Calgon-scented, onion-dipped, monogrammed art of living as a Southern Lady. Helen Ellis has a mantra: "If you don't have something nice to say, say something not-so-nice in a nice way." Say "weathered" instead of "she looks like a cake left out in the rain." Say "early-developed" instead of "brace face and B cups." And for the love of Coke Salad, always say "Sorry you saw something that offended you" instead of "Get that stick out of your butt, Miss Prissy Pants." In these twenty-three raucous essays Ellis transforms herself into a dominatrix Donna Reed to save her marriage, inadvertently steals a $795 Burberry trench coat, witnesses a man fake his own death at a party, avoids a neck lift, and finds a black-tie gown that gives her the confidence of a drag queen. While she may have left her home in Alabama, married a New Yorker, forgotten how to drive, and abandoned the puffy headbands of her youth, Helen Ellis is clinging to her Southern accent like mayonnaise to white bread, and offering readers a hilarious, completely singular view on womanhood for both sides of the Mason-Dixon.
"The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code returns with a viciously funny collection of literary essays on love, family, and friendship among grown-ass women"-- Provided by publisher
Felicity Sedgewick i Sarah Douglas opisują, jak wyglądają związki osób w
spektrum autyzmu na różnych etapach ich życia. Badają emocje i ich okazywanie,
tworzenie więzi, trudne sytuacje życiowe oraz możliwe sposoby ich rozwiązania.
Omawiają przy tym najważniejsze tematy: ·związki we wczesnych latach życia;
·przyjaźnie dziecięce i nastoletnie; ·pierwsze miłości związki romantyczne i
seksualne osób dorosłych; ·związki osób LGBTQ+; ·związki z bliższą i dalszą
rodziną; ·problemy starości. Autyzm. Miłość, przyjaźń, relacje, oferuje
również praktyczne zalecenia skierowane zarówno do osób autystycznych, jak i
nieautystycznych – dotyczące tego, jak osiągnąć zdrowe i satysfakcjonujące
związki międzyludzkie. Przewodnik po relacjach osób autystycznych na
przestrzeni życia, łączący wiedzę naukową z osobistymi doświadczeniami autorek
i osób w spektrum autyzmu. Wnikliwe spojrzenie na spektrum autyzmu z
perspektywy związków i relacji. Izabela Hnidziuk-Machnica, dyrektor
zarządzająca Fundacji Aleklasa
