{"product_id":"goodbye-without-leaving-9780063046443","title":"Goodbye Without Leaving","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063046443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Laurie Colwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38607448572085,"sku":"9780063046443","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_17d18723-a6ee-4b9f-9695-cb3ddb13d6de.jpg?v=1614089002","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/goodbye-without-leaving-9780063046443","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}