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Goodbye For Now

Laurie Frankel author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Headline Publishing Group

Published:25th Apr '13

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Love, loss and the extraordinary potential of social networking media come together to create a powerful, moving, unforgettable novel that will make readers laugh, cry and resolve to find their own true love.

From the author of THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS. 'Very funny, yet so sad and thought-provoking too. I couldn't put it down' Liane Moriarty

From the author of THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS. 'Fabulous . . . very funny, yet so sad and thought-provoking too. I couldn't put it down' Liane Moriarty, author of THE HUSBAND'S SECRET

Laurie Frankel's heart-breaking, but life-affirming, novel about finding love and coming to terms with loss is perfect for fans of ONE DAY and ME BEFORE YOU.

Imagine a world in which you never have to say goodbye.

A world in which you can talk to your loved ones after they've gone -

About the trivial things you used to share

About the things you wish you'd said while you still had the chance

About how hard it is to adjust to life without them.

When Sam Elling invents a computer programme that enables his girlfriend Meredith to do just this, nothing can prepare them for the consequences. For every person who wants to say goodbye, there is someone else who can't let go. And when tragedy strikes, they have to find out whether goodbye has to be for ever. Or whether love can take on a life of its own..

'Enough tears to rival Seattle's annual rainfall. And yet, GOODBYE FOR NOW is still hopeful and thoughtful and securely rooted in a belief in the essential goodness of which people are capable' Seattle Times

A fabulous, original read - very funny, yet so sad and thought-provoking too. I couldn't put it down -- Liane Moriarty, author of THE HUSBAND'S SECRET
An ingenious emotional riptide of a story that leaves your heart drifting in the gulf between losing a loved one and actually letting them go -- Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET
Witty writing and a fast-moving story make Goodbye for Now compulsively readable * Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project *
Will make you laugh, think and cry * Jill Mansell *
Clever, funny, moving, intelligent, GOODBYE FOR NOW is about love and loss, real live emotions and human relationships... Will Laurie Frankel's wonderful book capture your heart and imagination? Absolutely. You will laugh; you will cry -- Garth Stein, author of THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN
A kooky story that fans of One Day will love * Glamour *
If you like your love stories modern, clever, and a little weepy (think ONE DAY), you will adore this * Redbook *
The strength of Frankel's story is that she tackles big questions surrounding grief. . . . A perfect end-of-summer cottage read. As a writer, Frankel is literate, funny and at times poignant * Toronto Star *
There's no denying Frankel's warmth, wit and ingenuity in this cleverly conceived charmer * Kirkus Reviews *
Will make you laugh, think and cry -- Jill Mansell
A thought-provoking 2012 love story well-told * Company *
A brilliantly unsettling novel... An unforgettable, heartbreaking novel... impossible to put down * Image (Ireland) *
Frankel's novel is a bittersweet account of loss and the very modern phenomenon that is online immortality. If you're a fan of One Day, this one's going to have you hooked * Stylist.co.uk *
Witty writing and a fast-moving story make Goodbye for Now compulsively readable, but it is also a thought-provoking examination of consciousness and identity -- Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project

ISBN: 9780755392834

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 26mm

Weight: 300g

432 pages