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Where'd You Go, Bernadette
A teenage girl tries to find her brilliant, anxious architect mother after she disappears just before a family trip. The story is pieced together from emails, memos and notes.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2012
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 330
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like a funny, fast and satirical novel that pokes fun at school parents and the Seattle tech set.
Skip this if you dislike storytelling through documents, or find the tone of the satire too broad.
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Quick answers about Where'd You Go, Bernadette
- What is Where'd You Go, Bernadette about?
- A teenage girl tries to find her brilliant, anxious architect mother after she disappears just before a family trip. The story is pieced together from emails, memos and notes.
- Who should read Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
- Read it if you like a funny, fast and satirical novel that pokes fun at school parents and the Seattle tech set. Skip it if you dislike storytelling through documents, or find the tone of the satire too broad.
- How long and how fast is Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
- It is a fast-paced, medium read of about 330 pages, first published in 2012.
- Does Where'd You Go, Bernadette have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Mental illness.
- Can I borrow Where'd You Go, Bernadette for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Where'd You Go, Bernadette; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
- Readers who liked it often move on to Anxious People, Big Little Lies, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
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