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Good Grief Paperback – April 4, 2005

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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. 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 widow—a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, she’s 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 can’t cope with—yet.

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"I truly, madly, deeply loved her book...I devoured this book, tears of laughter mixing with tears of sorrow, over and over again, often in the space of a single page....lt's not just good grief, it's great grief."

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Lolly Winston lives in Northern California.

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April 4, 2005
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5.5 x 0.92 x 8.25 inches
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (April 4, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 367 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446694843
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446694841
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.92 x 8.25 inches

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tawvry

Got me through multiple losses

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023

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I’ve reread this book many times throughout my life when I needed it. It helped me process grief.

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Carole P. Roman

Good golly Miss Lolly

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013

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I never read what book is about before I start it. I buy from the suggested list from Amazon. This book touched a cord. I read while I was grieving fo my Mom and understood and felt all of Sophie's confusion and pain. Was it great literature- no- but I don't think it was ever anything more that the story of a woman rebuilding her world after all her dreams were shattered. Many claim it was trite and hokey- well, I think it's a book about hope. Sometimes the story doesn't have to be believable to accomplish what it sets out to do. For me, Good Grief gave me a window to look out from my well of sorrow with its gentle humor, and threw a lifeline that while your life may be at its lowest point, something may be just a move away to bring you back.

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Michelaneous by Michele

A Grief Gold Star. In fact, Five Gold Stars.

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2005

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This book is so well written, with such likeable characters, it was hard to put down. Lolly Winston takes a serious topic, the death of a loved one, and actually makes it humorous. As we grieve with the sympathetic main character, a bumbling Lucille Ball-type comedienne, she helps us understand how such a difficult loss can really turn one's world upside down.

Using the grief process as an outline for the chapters of this book, denial, anger, depression, bargaining and finally, acceptance, we experience the life of Sophie Stanton in the year immediately following her husband's death. She spends some time in grief groups and is not afraid to take advice and try to move forward, never letting you forget the weight of her loss. And while attending a group session, she learns from the counselor: "It's a myth that people experience grief for a certain amount of time and then they're over it." I think this is the most important message contained within the pages of this quick and witty read.

And I do mean witty. Winston has a wonderful way with words. For example, through the first person narrative of her main character she deduces that "tears are to a grief counselor what straight teeth are to an orthodontist." Each chapter is filled with fresh dialog and truthful, heartfelt observations. I highly recommend reading this book.

Michele Cozzens, Author of A Line Between Friends and The Things I Wish I'd Said.

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Jessica K.

This is a wonderful book! My mom gave it to me when ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016

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This is a wonderful book! My mom gave it to me when I was going through my divorce, then when I broke up with my second long term relationship, who left me pregnant after 5 years and moved to Europe, I bought it again for myself. This is a wonderful book for any woman who has just suffered a broken heart and needs some witty girlfriend humor and to remember what it is like to love life again. The main character wraps you up in her will to move forward while taking you through her very real experience of losing the one you love. She reminds you to take pleasure in every moment, not to be scared of the changes you face but to embrace them, and the surprises you have in store around every corner. Life is unpredictable, raw, scary, but fun, exciting, joyful and adventurous too. By the end of this read, you will be ready to embrace your own new adventure, all inspired by our heroine, who was brave enough to face a new chapter and embrace it with arms was wide open as possible.

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HeyJudy

Beautiful writing, stupid plot

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2005

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GOOD GRIEF is an anomoly: a beautifully written book with a completely implausible plot.

Author Lolly Winston has created the story of a young woman widowed at age 36.

Ms. Winston is a wonderful writer, and a woman who's amazingly insightful. In consequence, most of her observations on loss are piercing and touching.

One result of her creative skill is that the reader can lose oneself in the prose, not focusing on how stupid the story actually is.

Some of the problems: Woman's husband dies of cancer... woman has a little nervous breakdown immediately following... woman loses excellent public relations job in Silicon Valley... woman moves to a town in Oregon so small that it considers Medford the nearest city... because she knows one person in this town... woman rents wonderful old house... gets job as waitress... is so terrible as waitress that she's transferred to a scut job in the kitchen... realizes there that she's a gifted chef... sets up her own food business... to overwhelming praise... and oh, yes, has the most sought-after man in her little town fall in love with her.

All in seven months? Oh, please!

There's much more to GOOD GRIEF but all of it, too, is equally implausible, especially considering the time frame in which it's placed.

Still, no one who finishes this novel will come away with anything less than admiration for Ms. Winston, as well as a new understanding of the pain of widowhood.

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Mary1

Not for Widows only...

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2005

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Although the author is not a widow herself she captures much of the essence of the experience of being a widow. She also introduces humor as a perspective.

It may be that a 'new' widow, someone within a year of the loss of their spouse, may not be able to laugh at the humor. But as a woman well past her loss, I found much of it uproariously funny and freeing.

It is not all about loss and sadness. It is also about change, movement, excitement, fear and hope.

My only critique is that many women may find it unrealistic that the main character is able to accomplish so much within the first year of widowhood. That is often not the case.

2 people found this helpful

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Linda L Gollan

FUNNY - FUNNY - FUNNY

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022

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I THOUGHT THIS WAS SO SO FUNNY. I HAVE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE TO READ IT. I WOULD LOVE TO BE IN A BOOK CLUB AND DISCUSS THIS.
INOTE: IT IS NOT SOMETHING TO SEND A PERSON WHO HAS JUST SUFFERED A LOSS. BUT I HAVE SUFFERED MANY LOSSES - AND I RELATED TO THIS BOOK - LOKKING BACK.
I ENJOY AL HER BOOKS.

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Darlene Bolyea

Great story

Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2022

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This book will have you in tears and a moment later laughing out loud.

S Harvey

I thought it was going to be funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2013

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I read the book because it was there but I would not recommend it to a friend.
I was sick in bed over Xmas and new year so I read it then.

nancy pants

Easy to read

Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2016

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Was a cute story. Easy to read. I enjoyed it

Zoe

2 Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2017

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Thirty six year old Sophie is now a widow after losing her husband to cancer. We follow her on her journey into a new life and all the grief which goes with it.

Strangely, I didn’t connect with Sophie. I didn’t find this very genuine and it all just felt a bit flat.

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Really enjoyed this book it was funny and sad

Reviewed in Canada on July 16, 2016

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Really enjoyed this book it was funny and sad. As a resent widower it hit home. Going to read Lolly winston other book

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