Oprah Winfrey chose Ann Packer's new novel Some Bright Nowhere as the November Oprah's Book Club Pick. Oprah Daily reported that "in her first book in more than a decade, Packer tells the story of a couple whose bond--built on four decades of marriage, two children, and years of navigating terminal illness--is shaken to its core when the wife requests that her best friends, not her husband, care for her in her final weeks."
"This beautifully written story is going to get you thinking about some things that really matter," said Winfrey, noting that in addition to sparking discussions about "the obligations of marriage and the difference between male and female friendships," it will open readers up to "one of the most significant of questions: How do you want to spend your last days?"
Recalling the moment when she picked up the phone and heard the news, Packer told Winfrey: "I don't think I've ever said 'Oh my god' so many times in so few minutes.... No one has done more than Oprah to champion wonderful, meaningful books, nor to make talking about them an urgent project for millions of readers. Oprah's Book Club reads like a list of my favorite books of the last three decades. I am honored, thrilled, and humbled to be included among them, and more grateful than I can possibly say."
Winfrey interviewed the author for the most recent Oprah's Book Club: Presented by Starbucks podcast, available here.