Book
Good grief : a novel / Lolly Winston.
Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton gives up the struggle to be a gracious widow after driving her car through the garage door and succumbs to crying in the produce aisle, eating buckets of ice cream, and showing up for work in her bathrobe, but she starts back on the path to life again after moving to Oregon to live with a friend and becoming involved with a troubled teen, and an alarmingly handsome actor.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780446694841
- ISBN: 0446694843
- Physical Description: 357 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st trade ed.
- Publisher: New York : Warner Books, c2005,c2004.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Reading group guide. |
| Target Audience Note: | Adult. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Grief > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Psychological fiction. Humorous fiction. Loss (Psychology) > Fiction. Widows > Fiction. Ashland (Or.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Sitka.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | F WIN (Text) | DCL137589 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Mayne Island Reading Centre | WIN (Text) | 33128000065250 | Fiction - Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC WIN (Text) | 35130000021349 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Rossland Public Library | FIC WIN (Text) | 35162000108412 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
More information
- Baker & Taylor
Grieving over the death of her husband from cancer, thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton finds her personal and professional world in a shambles and, in an attempt to reinvent her life, moves to Ashland, Oregon. - Baker & Taylor
Grieving over the death of her husband from cancer, thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton finds her personal and professional world in a shambles and, in an attempt to reinvent her life, moves to Ashland, Oregon, where she encounters a troubled thirteen-year-old girl, a job as the Salad Girl at the local restaurant, and a cute actor as she struggles to recover. A first novel. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. - Grand Central PubA brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. The perfect book for anyone who has ever been heartbroken, lost someone they loved, or eaten too many Oreos.
Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton wants to be a good widowâa graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, sheâs been drowning her sorrows in ice cream and showing up to work in her bunny slippers and bathrobe. Determined to start over, she moves to Ashland, Oregon, where she finds herself in the middle of a darkly madcap adventure involving a 13-year-old pyromaniac and an alarmingly handsome actor who inspires a range of feelings she canât cope withâyet. - Hachette Book GroupIn this "funny, fresh, and utterly believable" New York Times bestseller, a young woman struggles to build a new life after the death of her husband (Publishers Weekly).36-year-old Sophie Stanton loses her young husband to cancer. In an age where women are expected to be high-achievers, Sophie desperately wants to be a good widow -- a graceful, composed Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, Sophie is more of a Jack Daniels kind. Downing cartons of ice cream for breakfast, breaking down in the produce section of supermarkets, showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers. Soon, she's not only lost her husband, but her job and her waistline as well.In a desperate attempt to reinvent her life, Sophie moves to Ashland, Oregon. But instead of the way it's depicted in the movies, with a rugged Sam Shepherd kind of guy finding her, Sophie finds herself in the middle of Lucy-and-Ethel madcap adventures with a darkly comic edge. Still, Sophie proves that with enough humor and chutzpah, it is possible to have life after loss.
