{"product_id":"goodbye-without-leaving-laurie-colwin-9780063046443","title":"Goodbye Without Leaving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Poignant and hilarious . . . . Irresistible.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most beloved novels from the critically acclaimed novelist Laurie Colwin, \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Without Leaving\u003c\/em\u003e explores a woman's attempts to reconcile her rock-and-roll past with her significantly more sedate family life as a wife and mother.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a bored graduate student, Geraldine Coleshares 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 exciting years she spends as a Shakette are a mixed blessing, however, because when she ultimately submits to a conventional life of marriage and children, she finds herself stuck in bittersweet recollections of life on the road. As she grudgingly searches for a path toward happiness that doesn't involve a Day-Glo neon minidress, readers will be enchanted by Geraldine's attempts to grow up, even though she's already an adult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmploying Colwin's usual dry wit and candor, \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Without Leaving\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic novel from the writer hailed as \"ingenious, comic, and spirited\" by the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e and \"a writer of originality and vision\" by the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Colwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006304644X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063046443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Laurie Colwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049886544127,"sku":"9780063046443","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd2ad1ad-bf2b-410f-b6f8-3a43b16b5dd0.jpg?v=1685003973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/goodbye-without-leaving-laurie-colwin-9780063046443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}