{"product_id":"goodbye-without-leaving-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColwin, Laurie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLaurie Colwin is the author of five novels: \u003cem\u003eHappy All the Time\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFamily Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Without Leaving\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eShine On, Bright and Dangerous Object\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eA Big Storm Knocked It Over\u003c\/em\u003e; three collections of short stories: \u003cem\u003ePassion and Affect\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnother Marvelous Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Lone Pilgrim\u003c\/em\u003e; and two collections of essays: \u003cem\u003eHome Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMore Home Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e. She died in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726827458834,"sku":"9780063046443","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e50ff589-2dfd-470f-93b4-9299f218bdb1.jpg?v=1734885411","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/goodbye-without-leaving-9780063046443","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}