Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton wants to be a good widow-a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. The perfect book for anyone who has ever been heartbroken, lost someone they loved, or eaten too many Oreos. a funny, wise, and heartbreakingly poignant novel from one of fiction's freshest and most exciting new voices. A brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. Filled with laugh-out loud humor, struggles, triumphs, and plenty of midnight trips to the fridge. Sophie finds herself in the middle of Lucy-and-Ethel madcap adventures. but instead of the way women starting over are depicted in the movies. With humor and chutzpah Sophie leaves town, determined to reinvent her life.

Self-medicating with cartons of ice cream for breakfast, breaking down in the produce section at the supermarket, showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers - soon she's not only lost her husband but her job, her house, and her waistline.Desperate to reinvent her life, Sophie moves to Ashland, Oregon. Good Grief by Lolly Winston available in Hardcover on, also read synopsis and reviews. It is an early riser, waiting with its gummy arms wrapped around my neck, its hot, sour. Alas, Sophie is more of a Jack Daniels kind. Warner, 18 (344pp) ISBN 978-4-1 'The grief is up already. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition not price clipped.įrom the jacket flap, 'In an age in which women are expected to be high achievers, thirty-six year -old Sophie Stanton desperately wants to be a good widow - a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. But starting over has its hurdles soon she's involved with a thirteen-year-old who has a fascination with fire, and a handsome actor who inspires a range of feelings she can't cope with-yet. Interior text block clean & tight no writing, no markings noted. With humor and chutzpah Sophie leaves town, determined to reinvent her life. Hard cover in fine condition with eggshell blue boards, aqua spine cloth and black spine lettering. Publisher: Warner Books, Inc., New York.

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