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The novel almost indiscernibly turns into a gentle romantic comedy and a quirky. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Good grief by lolly winston overview a brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. Good grief lolly winston, 2004 grand central publishing 464 pp. Sophie asks at the opening of lolly winstons sweet debut novel, good grief. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in. First time author lolly winston, who resides in california, succeeds at the difficult task of taking a delicate subject and having fun with it without being offensive. Lolly winston biography born and raised in hartford ct, lolly winston holds an mfa in creative writing from sarah lawrence college, where she wrote a collection of short stories as her thesis. First novel, good grief, was published in 2004, translated into 25 languages and named a number one booksense pick, and a number one paperback pick for the summer of 2005. Good grief by lolly winston a friend at work lent me good grief by lolly winston. At 36, sophie stanton, recent widow of cancervictim ethan, finds her situation unbearable.
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