The Sunshine When She's Gone
Language: English
Published by Brilliance Audio, 2013
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- Title
- The Sunshine When She's Gone
- Author
- Goodman, Thea/ Ericksen, Susan (Narrator)/ Colacci, David (Narrator)
- Publisher
- Brilliance Audio
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1469285592
- ISBN 13
- 9781469285597
- Item weight
- 0.09 kilograms
One frigid, January morning in Manhattan, a new father, racked by sleep deprivation, decides to let his wife sleep inthen spontaneously flees lower Manhattan with the baby for a weekend in the Caribbean. It wasnt a kidnapping, he wasnt leaving his wife; he just wanted to spend a little time with the baby and give his wife a break. When the wife awakes, truly rested for the first time in nearly a year, she feels greatand embarks on a city adventure as misguided in its own way as her husbands impulsive escape.
Told from the couples alternating points of view, the story unfolds across one life-changing long weekend. The wife tries to recapture who she was before the baby. The husband struggles to care for his daughterfar from the special homemade formula and high-end diapers she requires. Parenting had seemed like such a doable ideauntil they tried to do it. Lucky, highly educated Americans, this couple barely survives making the first real sacrifice of their lives. But survive it they do, in a hilarious, touching, tour de force debut about passion, ambivalence, and love.
Thea Goodmans astute debut novel poses the question, What if you were to step out of your embedded life? And her discerning mind answers it with a tale of Manhattanites more inextricably bound together than they might imagine. Susan Minot, author ofEvening
From its first alarming domestic scene to its far-from-inevitable, unbearably true conclusion,The Sunshine When Shes Gone is a faultless portrait of a marriage in crisis and the precarious paths we all must take to keep our lives in balance. Ever been in love? This book will shake you, jolt you, wake you up to life. Patrick Sommerville, author of The Cradle and This Bright River
Thea Goodman has made something I wouldve thought impossible: an edge-of-your-seat narrative about parenting a small child. Her emotional investment in her characters is complete as they confront each other, themselves, and the heavy weight of new love. Nell Freudenberger, author of The Newlyweds
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Review
"Thea Goodman has made something I would've thought impossible: an edge-of-your-seat narrative about parenting a small child. Her emotional investment in her characters is complete as they confront each other, themselves, and the heavy weight of new love." --Nell Freudenberger, author of "The Newlyweds" "Thea Goodman's astute debut novel poses the question, What if you were to step out of your imbedded life? And her discerning mind answers it with a tale of Manhattanites more inextricably bound together than they might imagine." --Susan Minot, author of "Evening"
"From its first alarming domestic scene to its far-from-inevitable, unbearably true conclusion, "The Sunshine When She's Gone" is a faultless portrait of a marriage in crisis and the precarious paths we all must take to keep our lives in balance. Ever been in love? This book will shake you, jolt you, jar you, and wake you up to life." --Patrick Somerville, author of "The Cradle" and "This Bright River"
"I'm writing this blurb on very little sleep, because I stayed up far too late finishing "The Sunshine When She's Gone". Thea Goodman's novel could deprive you of sleep too. It's suspenseful, funny, realistic, melancholy. She has captured the secret thoughts of new parents so flawlessly, I wonder if she's installed a listening device into my brain." --A.J. Jacobs, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "Drop Dead Healthy"
"Thea Goodman has made something I would've thought impossible: an edge-of-your-seat narrative about parenting a small child. Her emotional investment in her characters is complete as they confront each other, themselves, and the heavy weight of new love." --Nell Freudenberger, author of "The Newlyweds" "Thea Goodman's astute debut novel poses the question, What if you were to step out of your imbedded life? And her discerning mind answers it with a tale of Manhattanites more inextricably bound together than they might imagine." --Susan Minot, author of "Evening"
"From its first alarming domestic scene to its far-from-inevitable, unbearably true conclusion, "The Sunshine When She's Gone" is a faultless portrait of a marriage in crisis and the precarious paths we all must take to keep our lives in balance. Ever been in love? This book will shake you, jolt you, jar you, and wake you up to life." --Patrick Somerville, author of "The Cradle" and "This Bright River"
"First-time novelist Goodman is a master of sustained, 'are-you-KIDDING-me?' tension as John and Veronica compete for the title of Worst Parents Ever. New parents should find validation that their own sleep-deprived insanity is normal and will pass." "-- Library Journal
""Sharp, intuitive, and empathetic. . . Goodman offers a wickedly incisive take on the pressures of parenthood and the resiliency of marital trust.""--Booklist
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"I'm writing this blurb on very little sleep, because I stayed up far too late finishing "The Sunshine When She's Gone". Thea Goodman's novel could deprive you of sleep too. It's suspenseful, funny, realistic, melancholy. She has captured the secret thoughts of new parents so flawlessly, I wonder if she's installed a listening device into my brain." --A.J. Jacobs, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "Drop Dead Healthy"
"Thea Goodman has made something I would've thought impossible: an edge-of-your-seat narrative about parenting a small child. Her emotional investment in her characters is complete as they confront each other, themselves, and the heavy weight of new love." --Nell Freudenberger, author of "The Newlyweds" "Thea Goodman's astute debut novel poses the question, What if you were to step out of your imbedded life? And her discerning mind answers it with a tale of Manhattanites more inextricably bound together than they might imagine." --Susan Minot, author of "Evening"
"From its first alarming domestic scene to its far-from-inevitable, unbearably true conclusion, "The Sunshine When She's Gone" is a faultless portrait of a marriage in crisis and the precarious paths we all must take to keep our lives in balance. Ever been in love? This book will shake you, jolt you, jar you, and wake you up to life." --Patrick Somerville, author of "The Cradle" and "This Bright River"
"Thea Goodman shines in "The Sunshine When She's Gone."""--Vanity Fair
"
"A deft account of love and its sacrifices."--"Marie Claire"
"[An] exhausted-new-parent fantasy. . . Readers...laughed a lot."--"Elle ""Readers' Prize" Pick, March 2013
"First-time novelist Goodman is a master of sustained, 'are-you-KIDDING-me?' tension as John and Veronica compete for the title of Worst Parents Ever. New parents should find validation that their own sleep-deprived insanity is normal and will pass." "-- Library Journal"
"A sobering tale of two people discovering what it means to be a parent.""--Publishers Weekly"
"Sharp, intuitive, and empathetic. . . Goodman offers a wickedly incisive take on the pressures of parenthood and the resiliency of marital trust.""--Booklist
"
"Snug and elegant. . . Thea Goodman, a prodigiously talented first-time novelist, distills the keen drama of first-time parenting. . . . The intimacy with which Goodman treats her characters leaves us likewise lucky voyeurs.""--Town and Country
"
"I'm writing this blurb on very little sleep, because I stayed up far too late finishing "The Sunshine When She's Gone." Thea Goodman's novel could deprive you of sleep too. It's suspenseful, funny, realistic, melancholy. She has captured the secret thoughts of new parents so flawlessly, I wonder if she's installed a listening device into my brain." --A.J. Jacobs, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "Drop Dead Healthy"
"Thea Goodman has made something I would've thought impossible: an edge-of-your-seat narrative about parenting a small child. Her emotional investment in her characters is complete as they confront each other, themselves, and the heavy weight of new love." --Nell Freudenberger, author of "The Newlyweds" "Thea Goodman's astute debut novel poses the question, What if you were to step out of your imbedded life? And her discerning mind answers it with a tale of Manhattanites m
"Sprightly . . . Like every comedy of errors, this novel makes us wince, then grin with relief."--"More Magazine"
"Thea Goodman shines in "The Sunshine When She's Gone."""--Vanity Fair
"
"A deft account of love and its sacrifices."--"Marie Claire"
"[An] exhausted-new-parent fantasy. . . Readers...laughed a lot."--"Elle ""Readers' Prize" Pick, March 2013
"First-time novelist Goodman is a master of sustained, 'are-you-KIDDING-me?' tension as John and Veronica compete for the title of Worst Parents Ever. New parents should find validation that their own sleep-deprived insanity is normal and will pass." "-- Library Journal"
"A sobering tale of two people discovering what it means to be a parent.""--Publishers Weekly"
"Sharp, intuitive, and empathetic. . . Goodman offers a wickedly incisive take on the pressures of parenthood and the resiliency of marital trust.""--Booklist
"
"Snug and elegant. . . Thea Goodman, a prodigiously talented first-time novelist, distills the keen drama of first-time parenting. . . . The intimacy with which Goodman treats her characters leaves us likewise lucky voyeurs.""--Town and Country
"
"I'm writing this blurb on very little sleep, because I stayed up far too late finishing "The Sunshine When She's Gone." Thea Goodman's novel could deprive you of sleep too. It's suspenseful, funny, realistic, melancholy. She has captured the secret thoughts of new parents so flawlessly, I wonder if she's installed a listening device into my brain." --A.J. Jacobs, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "Drop Dead Healthy"
"Thea Goodman has made something I would've thought impossible: an edge-of-your-seat narrative about parenting a small child. Her emotional investment in her characters is complete as they confront each other, themselves, and the heavy weight of new love." --Nell Freudenberger, author of "The Newlyweds" "Thea Goodman's astute debut novel poses the questi
"Manhattanites, lovers, parents, readers: This gorgeously human novel is not to be missed.""-- Redbook Magazine"
"On the one hand ... a comedy of manners. . . .On the other hand . . . a darker, raw look at what happens to a person's identity when nobody's looking." - "oprah.com," a Book of the Week selection
"A page-turning portrait of a couple in crisis."--"Vogue.com
"
"Sprightly . . . Like every comedy of errors, this novel makes us wince, then grin with relief."--"More Magazine"
"Thea Goodman shines in "The Sunshine When She's Gone."""--Vanity Fair
"
"A deft account of love and its sacrifices."--"Marie Claire"
"[An] exhausted-new-parent fantasy. . . Readers...laughed a lot."--"Elle ""Readers' Prize" Pick, March 2013
"First-time novelist Goodman is a master of sustained, 'are-you-KIDDING-me?' tension as John and Veronica compete for the title of Worst Parents Ever. New parents should find validation that their own sleep-deprived insanity is normal and will pass." "-- Library Journal"
"A sobering tale of two people discovering what it means to be a parent.""--Publishers Weekly"
"Sharp, intuitive, and empathetic. . . Goodman offers a wickedly incisive take on the pressures of parenthood and the resiliency of marital trust.""--Booklist
"
"Snug and elegant. . . Thea Goodman, a prodigiously talented first-time novelist, distills the keen drama of first-time parenting. . . . The intimacy with which Goodman treats her characters leaves us likewise lucky voyeurs.""--Town and Country
"
"I'm writing this blurb on very little sleep, because I stayed up far too late finishing "The Sunshine When She's Gone." Thea Goodman's novel could deprive you of sleep too. It's suspenseful, funny, realistic, melancholy. She has captured the secret thoughts of new parents so flawlessly, I wonder if she's installed a listening device into my brain." --A.J. Jacobs, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and
""The Sunshine When She's Gone" is a fresh breath of fiction with rich characters and an engrossing plot, in which Goodman makes the drudgery of new parenting seem utterly exciting. . . . a fast-paced, riveting story out of the pitfalls of new parenthood." - "Shelf Awareness" (starred)
"Manhattanites, lovers, parents, readers: This gorgeously human novel is not to be missed.""-- Redbook Magazine"
"On the one hand ... a comedy of manners. . . .On the other hand . . . a darker, raw look at what happens to a person's identity when nobody's looking." - "oprah.com," a Book of the Week selection
"A page-turning portrait of a couple in crisis."--"Vogue.com
"
." . . This book is so good. . . Goodman's language has an understated poetry to it, particularly in illustrating the relentlessness of raising a baby. . . She is at her best in describing the selfish, often bewildering feelings of new parents handicapped by sleep deprivation, when the constant buzzing irritation of wakefulness twists and magnifies a spouse's shortcomings into fatal character flaws." - "Chicago Magazine"
"Sprightly . . . Like every comedy of errors, this novel makes us wince, then grin with relief."--"More Magazine"
"Thea Goodman shines in "The Sunshine When She's Gone."""--Vanity Fair
"
"A deft account of love and its sacrifices."--"Marie Claire"
"[An] exhausted-new-parent fantasy. . . Readers...laughed a lot."--"Elle ""Readers' Prize" Pick, March 2013
"First-time novelist Goodman is a master of sustained, 'are-you-KIDDING-me?' tension as John and Veronica compete for the title of Worst Parents Ever. New parents should find validation that their own sleep-deprived insanity is normal and will pass." "-- Library Journal"
"A sobering tale of two people discovering what it means to be a parent.""--Publishers Weekly"
"Sharp, intuitive, and empathetic. . . Goodman offers a wickedly incisive take on the pressures of parenthood and the resiliency of ma
"Goodman's spot-on descriptions... will be acutely recognizable to readers with children." - "New York Times Book Review
"
"Goodman brings compassion and humor to the domestic struggles of new parents trying to come to terms with the changes to themselves, their spouses and their marriage 'after baby.'"-"- BookPage
"
""The Sunshine When She's Gone" is a fresh breath of fiction with rich characters and an engrossing plot, in which Goodman makes the drudgery of new parenting seem utterly exciting. . . . a fast-paced, riveting story out of the pitfalls of new parenthood." - "Shelf Awareness" (starred)
"Manhattanites, lovers, parents, readers: This gorgeously human novel is not to be missed.""-- Redbook Magazine"
"On the one hand ... a comedy of manners. . . .On the other hand . . . a darker, raw look at what happens to a person's identity when nobody's looking." - "oprah.com," a Book of the Week selection
"A page-turning portrait of a couple in crisis."--"Vogue.com
"
." . . This book is so good. . . Goodman's language has an understated poetry to it, particularly in illustrating the relentlessness of raising a baby. . . She is at her best in describing the selfish, often bewildering feelings of new parents handicapped by sleep deprivation, when the constant buzzing irritation of wakefulness twists and magnifies a spouse's shortcomings into fatal character flaws." - "Chicago Magazine"
"Sprightly . . . Like every comedy of errors, this novel makes us wince, then grin with relief."--"More Magazine"
"Thea Goodman shines in "The Sunshine When She's Gone."""--Vanity Fair
"
"A deft account of love and its sacrifices."--"Marie Claire"
"[An] exhausted-new-parent fantasy. . . Readers...laughed a lot."--"Elle ""Readers' Prize" Pick, March 2013
"First-time novelist Goodman is a master of sustained, 'are-you-KIDDING-me?' tension as John and Veronica compete for the title of Worst Parents Ever. New parents should find vali
"Goodman has captured the secret thoughts of new parents so flawlessly, I wonder if she installed a listening device into my brain."--A. J. Jacobs
"A deft account of love and its sacrifices."--"Marie Claire
""This gorgeously human novel is not to be missed.""--Redbook Magazine"
"Goodman's spot-on descriptions...will be acutely recognizable to readers with children."--"New York Times Book Review
"
"Goodman brings compassion and humor to the domestic struggles of new parents trying to come to terms with the changes to themselves, their spouses and their marriage 'after baby.'"--"BookPage
"
""The Sunshine When She's Gone" is a fresh breath of fiction with rich characters and an engrossing plot, in which Goodman makes the drudgery of new parenting seem utterly exciting.....
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