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How much change can one summer bring? If you're Caddie Winger - 32 years old, still living with her grandmother and giving piano lessons to neighbourhood children - one summer can make the whole world look different. Caddie's mother died when she was nine, and her grandmother raised her. Now their roles are reversed, and it's Caddie who takes care of Nana. When her grandmother breaks her leg and insists on going into a convalescent home, Caddie finds herself being pulled out of her comfy, self-made nest. Living alone for the first time since college, she uncovers some startling truths from her past. Jolted, she looks at the world with new eyes and begins to take charge of her future. As she makes a new best friend, takes risks she never dreamed she could, and navigates the depths and shallows of true love and devastating heartbreak, Caddie learns how to trust other people, and, ultimately, how to trust herself. Wise, moving and reassuringly real, THE GOODBYE SUMMER offers us a deeper understanding of the perplexing and invigorating magic that is life itself.
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."..Richly nuanced."--Publishers Weekly
"A great book for the beach."--Kirkus Reviews
"Perceptive..."--Kirkus Reviews
"Compelling...breathtaking...unique."--Washington Post Book World on The Saving Graces
"[Gaffney is] a compulsively readable expert on the essence of women's friendships, in all their fits and starts."--BookPage
"A jewel of a book and every facet sparkles."--Nora Roberts
"Strong characters... an always readable story... a great book for the beach."--Kirkus Reviews
"Gaffney writes with wit and a sharp eye for detail."--BookPage
..".Richly nuanced."--Publishers Weekly
Richly nuanced. --Publishers Weekly"
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"A great book for the beach."--Kirkus Reviews
"Perceptive..."--Kirkus Reviews
"Compelling...breathtaking...unique."--Washington Post Book World on The Saving Graces
"[Gaffney is] a compulsively readable expert on the essence of women's friendships, in all their fits and starts."--BookPage
"A jewel of a book and every facet sparkles."--Nora Roberts
"Strong characters... an always readable story... a great book for the beach."--Kirkus Reviews
"Gaffney writes with wit and a sharp eye for detail."--BookPage
..".Richly nuanced."--Publishers Weekly
Richly nuanced. --Publishers Weekly"
The New York Times bestselling author of the much-beloved The Saving Graces is back with a warm, winning new novel about daring to love, braving a loss, and learning to live a little.
How much change can one summer bring?
If you're Caddie Winger -- thirty-two years old, still living with her grandmother and giving piano lessons to neighborhood children -- one summer can make the whole world look different.Caddie's mother died when she was nine, and her grandmother raised her. Now their roles are reversed, and it's Caddie who takes care of Nana. When her grandmother breaks a leg and insists on going into a convalescent home, Caddie finds herself being pulled out of her comfy, self-made nest. Living alone for the first time since college, she uncovers some startling truths from her past.
Jolted, she looks at the world with new eyes and begins to take charge of her future. As she makes a new best friend, takes risks she never dreamed she could, and navigates the depths and shallows of true love and devastating heartbreak, Caddie learns how to trust other people and, ultimately, how to trust herself.Wise, moving and reassuringly real, The Goodbye Summer offers us a deeper understanding of the perplexing and invigorating magic that is life itself.
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- PublisherPocket Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0743450574
- ISBN 13 9780743450577
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages448
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