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Goodbye Without Leaving
Goodbye Without Leaving: A Novel | Laurie Colwin
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The enchanting and insightful story of a woman trying to reconcile her rock-and-roll past with her respectable present When Geraldine Colshares drops out of graduate school to become the only white backup singer in an R&B band, nobody thinks it is a good idea. Not her parents, who are sure she is on drugs. Not her best friend, who sees going on tour as a way of staving off real life. Not even Doo-Wah Banks, her Juilliard-trained bandmate and crush, who suggests she find a nice white husband. But to be a Shakette—as in Vernon and Ruby Shakely and the Shakettes—has been the burning desire of Geraldine’s heart since puberty, and when she steps on stage in her chartreuse dress and luminescent shoes, she knows she is exactly where she belongs. All good things must come to an end, however, and after two years on the road Geraldine quits the band and settles down to the kind of conventional routine—marriage, children, dinner parties—she never expected. To her family and friends, Geraldine seems to have it all, but the question remains: Once you’ve been a Shakette, will anything else ever feel so right? A hilarious and touching novel about staying true to yourself while moving on with life, Goodbye Without Leaving stars one of Laurie Colwin’s most distinctive and delightful heroines. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Laurie Colwin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
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My third Laurie Colwin and maybe my favourite so far? Perhaps because I identified with Geraldine's ongoing struggle to figure out who she's going to be when she grows up. Geraldine feels the pressure to be doing more, and that whatever she is doing is not enough. Colwin's books are light on plot (nothing happens/everything happens) but they have a sly humour and quiet wisdom I appreciate.

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I got boosted yesterday and it's -25 C so all I'm doing today is reading.
📘 Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin
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This book was given to me by a friend. We don‘t really share the same taste in books so I didn‘t care for the story much. It‘s about the changes experienced by a woman who doesn‘t seem to know what she wants from life. She is not so much an ‘actor‘ as she is the one ‘acted upon.‘ I lost patience with her many times. Can‘t recommend very highly, so only 2.5 out of 5 stars.