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Good Grief

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The brilliantly funny and heartwarming New York Times bestseller about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. 36-year-old Sophie Stanton loses her young husband to cancer. In an age where women are expected to be high-achievers, Sophie desperately wants to be a good widow?a graceful, composed Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, Sophie is more of a Jack Daniels kind. Downing cartons of ice-cream for breakfast, breaking down in the produce section of supermarkets, showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers?soon she's not only lost her husband, but her job and her waistline as well. In a desperate attempt to reinvent her life, Sophie moves to Ashland, Oregon. But instead of the way it's depicted in the movies, with a rugged Sam Shepherd kind of guy finding her, Sophie finds herself in the middle of Lucy-and-Ethel madcap adventures with a darkly comic edge. Still, Sophie proves that with enough humor and chutzpah, it is possible to have life after loss.

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Now in paperback comes the brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband.

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- In the tradition of Billie Letts's Where the Heart Is (Warner, 1995) and Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone (Pocket Books, 1992), GOOD GRIEF will appeal to anyone who knows what it is to lose a loved one and struggle to move on.- Lolly Winston has a beautiful, original voice. In this astonishing debut novel, she takes a sad situation and artfully finds the humor and pathos to make readers smile and break their hearts at the same time.
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Chandra, April 26, 2010 (view all comments by Chandra)
I accidentially ran across this book and thought it sounded alright and picked up for a weekend read. Once I got home and opened it I could not put it down! I loved it, I am usually I only read a book once no matter how much I like it but this book I have read twice and there will be a third time too. The author has a knack with keeping the reader enthralled and interested and her characters are so real and full of emotions but real emotions not fake sappy emotions. The characters are funny and caring yet they have rage, envy, and sadness just like you and me. If you do not have a next read picked out yet try this one you'll be glad you did. The author Lolly Winston also has another great book out called Happiness Sold Seperatly that you might want to check out it is just as good as this one.
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ISBN:
9780446619066
Author:
Winston, Lolly
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Subject:
General
Subject:
Young women
Subject:
Grief
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Widows
Copyright:
2007
Publication Date:
July 2007
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
450
Dimensions:
6.70x4.14x1.02 in. .47 lbs.
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Product details 450 pages Grand Central Publishing - English 9780446619066 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Now in paperback comes the brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband.
"Synopsis" by , - In the tradition of Billie Letts's Where the Heart Is (Warner, 1995) and Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone (Pocket Books, 1992), GOOD GRIEF will appeal to anyone who knows what it is to lose a loved one and struggle to move on.- Lolly Winston has a beautiful, original voice. In this astonishing debut novel, she takes a sad situation and artfully finds the humor and pathos to make readers smile and break their hearts at the same time.
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