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Loading... Good Grief (edition 2005)by Lolly Winston
Work detailsGood Grief by Lolly Winston
None.  angieshere | Mar 31, 2013 |  This book had me laughing out loud in between moments of really suffering with Sophie, the new widow, and her efforts to painstakingly rebuild her life with dignity. My favorite moment from the book (spoiler alert!) is when Sophie fills out her first job application since her husband's death. When the form asks whom her employer should call in case of emergency, Sophie writes, "George Clooney." (Why didn't I think of that?) Lolly Winston is a local writer, living just a few miles from me. I hope we see lots more from her, as she has the ability to mine some of the most profound situations in life with an eye for the sublime. (  ) SiliconValyLibrarian | Jul 24, 2012 | A lovely debut novel - very compassionate but with nice bits of tender humour. A heartbreaking, touching look at loss. Back Cover Blurb: Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton desperately wants to be a good widow - a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, she is more of the Jack Daniels kind. Self-medicating with ice cream for breakfast, breaking down at the supermarket, and showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers - soon she's not only lost her husband, but her job, house....and waistline. With humour and chutzpah Sophie leaves town, determined to reinvent her life. 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. (  ) mazda502001 | May 23, 2012 | great! (  ) jenny.whitman | Apr 9, 2012 | I read this book in what basically turned out to be a sick day, lolling on my couch. Normally, books about widowhood make me very nervous, because it is one of my biggest fears to think about life without javaczuk. I often tell him if he dies before me, I'll kill him. I just don't want to contemplate it at all. But at Rebekkila's urging, I read this, and found it to be in the upper end of chick lit, with some believable characters, touching not only on grief, but issues of trust, and some other societal ills, with grace and sensitivity -- an humor. Thank goodness it didn't have the gay best friend, though it did have the life saving bakery come into the story. All in all, it was a good companion on a rainy spring day. Gentlemen, start your hairdryers... (  ) bookczuk | Apr 3, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
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