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Good Grief: A Novelby Winston, Lolly
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Book DescriptionBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 2004. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Book summarySophie Stanton's adored husband dies young of cancer, and she can't get over her grief. Barely able to function, she takes the advice of her boss and moves to Oregon to make a new beginning. There she finds that as her life, inevitably, expands to encompass new people and experiences, she begins to focus less on her grieving and, at the same time, to understand it better. GOOD GRIEF is a fresh look at its subject, and features a feisty heroine who, despite her anguish, is able to keep both her perspective and her sense of humor.Media Reviews"Like Bridget Jones, Sophie is made endearing by her many faults: her 'hurricane hair,' her weight-gaining tendency, her compassion for losers--like the men who try to pick her up--and her unconquerable hopefulness." -- Kirkus "Throughout this heartbreaking, gorgeous look at loss, Winston imbues her heroine and her narrative with the kind of grace, bitter humor and rapier-sharp realness that will dig deep into a reader's heart and refuse to let go. Sophie is wounded terribly, but she's also funny, fresh and utterly believable. There's nary a moment of triteness in this outstanding debut." (Starred review.) -- Publishers Weekly Publisher NotesGrieving over the death of her husband from cancer, thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton finds her personal and professional world in a shambles and, in an attempt to reinvent her life, moves to Ashland, Oregon, where she encounters a troubled thirteen-year-old girl, a job as the Salad Girl at the local restaurant, and a cute actor as she struggles to recover. A first novel. Other Recommended Books
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