Robert Goolrick (1948–2022)
Author of A Reliable Wife
About the Author
Robert Goolrick was born in Virginia and attended Johns Hopkins University. He worked in the advertising field for many years and wrote his first published novel, A Reliable Wife, in 2009. He also published a memoir entitled, The End of the World as We Know It. Goolrick resides in Virginia with his show more dog, Preacher. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Robert Goolrick
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- Legal name
- Goolrick, Robert Cooke
- Birthdate
- 1948-08-04
- Date of death
- 2022-04-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Place of death
- Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
- Cause of death
- pneumonia
Covid-19 (complications) - Places of residence
- Lexington, Virginia, USA
New York, New York, USA
Weems, Virginia, USA - Education
- Johns Hopkins University (BA | English)
- Occupations
- advertising copywriter
memoirist
fiction writer
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- Works
- 12
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- 1
- Members
- 5,647
- Popularity
- #4,388
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 449
- ISBNs
- 123
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
- 6
- Touchstones
- 266
It's also written in a quite poetic and lyrical prose......another of my least preferred reading material choices.
So, I hated it right??.......surprisingly, no..I didn't.
After realizing this was to be a different read than I anticipated, I forged ahead anyway with my no book left unread mantra....and became rather engrossed in this dark drama.
The characters are over dramatic...and downright ridiculous at times...unlikable and unrelatable...the plot is twisted.....the entire story is unrealistic......the sex is often disturbing and toxic.....but, somehow it works beautifully.
Goolrick has me entrigued.......I'm definitely interested in pursuing his other work.… (more)