Goodbye Without Leaving
 

Goodbye Without Leaving

by Laurie Colwin

An insightful domestic comedy, at once hilarious and extremely moving, Goodbye Without Leaving is the story of a woman's attempt to remain true to herself in a world of diminishing returns. As a bored graduate student, Geraldine Colshares is plucked from her too-tame existence when she is invited to tour as the only white backup singer for Vernon and Ruby Shakely and the Shakettes. The... (read more)

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A poignant story about a woman trying to come to terms with her life as a wife and mother. This is a book about letting go of a fondly remembered past, making a marriage work, falling in love with your children and then your heart breaking when they begin to grow up and pull away, finding meaning in life outside of motherhood.

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