Oprah Winfrey<\/a> on Tuesday exclusively announced “Go Gentle” by Maria Semple as her latest book club pick<\/a> on “CBS Mornings.”<\/p>\n “Go Gentle” is about a divorce philosopher who meets a mysterious stranger and her orderly life is turned upside down.\u00a0<\/p>\n Semple, a bestselling author, said she reflected on her own life experiences while writing.<\/p>\n “About three years ago, I went through a long-term breakup,” she said. “I moved away from Seattle and I thought I can move anywhere. And I thought I’m gonna move to New York to the Upper West Side and I did. And I have been so happy in just loving my life ever since then. I will say it’s really scary at first.”<\/p>\n When she received the call from Winfrey, Semple said she thought “my life has changed.”<\/p>\n “I hit the ceiling and it was just like, I was shocked. I was excited and also just to be a very small part of this history \u2026 of the book group,” Semple said.<\/p>\n Winfrey said she picked the novel because of what the character Adora represents for women who are divorced.<\/p>\n “I think for so many women that change that comes to them \u2026 that experience, they feel like life is over. They feel like they’re no longer worthy and I think what you’ve done for women in empowering the idea that you can become whatever you, not only imagine, but even things you never imagined,” Winfrey said.<\/p>\n