Ayelet Waldman




Ayelet Waldman

author profile


born
December 11, 1964

gender
female

place of birth
Jerusalem, Israel

website

genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction


about this author

Ayelet Waldman is the author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Daughter's Keeper and the Mommy-Track Mysteries. Her personal essays have been published in a wide variety of newspapers and magazine, including the New York Times, the Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, Elle Magazine, Vogue, Allure, Cookie, Child, Parenting, Real Simple, Health and Salon.com. Her radio commentaries have appeared on "All Things Considered" and "The California Report."

Her books are published throughout the world, in countries as disparate as England and Thailand, the Netherlands and China, Russia and Israel.

The film of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits is now in production, with Don Roos writing and directing,
...more




Sign up for Goodreads to pick your favorite quotes and books by Ayelet Waldman.
avg rating: 3.53 | 2,697 ratings | 532 reviews | 11 distinct works | 19 fans
Love and Other Impossible Purs... Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.53 — 643 ratings — published 2006
12 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Mat... Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.52 — 443 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
Daughter's Keeper Daughter's Keeper
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.60 — 398 ratings — published 2003
5 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
Nursery Crimes Nursery Crimes (Mommy-Track Mystery, Book 1)
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.41 — 253 ratings — published 2000
5 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
The Big Nap The Big Nap (Mommy-Track Mystery, Book 2)
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.44 — 195 ratings — published 2002
4 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
A Playdate with Death A Playdate with Death (Mommy-Track Mystery, Book 3)
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.55 — 154 ratings — published 2003
2 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
Death Gets a Time-Out Death Gets a Time-Out (Mommy-Track Mystery, Book 4)
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.50 — 141 ratings — published 2003
3 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
Murder Plays House Murder Plays House (Mommy-Track Mystery, Book 5)
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.59 — 130 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
The Cradle Robbers The Cradle Robbers (Mommy-Track Mystery, Book 6)
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.59 — 113 ratings — published 2006
2 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
Bye-Bye, Black Sheep Bye-Bye, Black Sheep (Mommy-Track Mystery, Book 7)
by Ayelet Waldman
avg rating 3.58 — 113 ratings — published 2006
2 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
More books by Ayelet Waldman…

upcoming events

No scheduled events.

No videos have been added to this profile yet. Add one now.

"Why is it that loving something provides such little protection from betrayal?"
Ayelet Waldman (Love and Other Impossible Pursuits)
Add_quote


"I think it's worth trying to be a mother who delights in who her children are, in their knock-knock jokes and earnest questions. A mother who spends less time obsessing about what will happen, or what has happened, and more time reveling in what is."
Ayelet Waldman
Add_quote


"Love & Marriage are about work & Compromise. They're about seeing someone for what he is, being disappointed and deciding to stick around anyway. They're about commitment and comfort, not some kind of sudden, hysterical recognition."
Ayelet Waldman (Love and Other Impossible Pursuits)
Add_quote




topics mentioning this author

topics posts views last activity  
Novel Ladies: Cassie's TBR Challenge 4 26 Jul 09, 2009 12:32AM  
The Seasonal Read...: By Blood or Marriage (25.2) 41 181 Aug 24, 2009 02:23PM  
The Book Challenge: Kristen's 2009 challenge 34 134 Sep 25, 2009 08:21AM  
Novel Ladies: Cassie's Reading Log 21 33 Oct 01, 2009 08:45PM  
The Next Best Boo...: Top Audiobook Performances 23 62 11 days ago, 04:39PM  
The Seasonal Read...: FALL CHALLENGE 2009 COMPLETED TASKS 3147 1509 42 minutes ago  
The Next Best Boo...: The Title Game 6498 5934 16 minutes ago