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'Good Grief' and 'The Quickie'
When I began reading this story, I imagined the author was going to give us a very irreverent tale of a woman who has lost her true love; blah blah blah. I was skeptical, at first. After reading one chapter, no, before I even finished the first chapter, I was hooked! Lolly gives us such total insight into her character's grieving process, and at the same time makes you chuckle and say to yourself, "yeah, way to go, girl!" This is definitely not the "fluff" piece I'd imagined when I picked it up. We follow Sofie through all the typical stages of grief: denial, anger, depression, acceptance, but thrown into the mix are also Oreos, waitressing, baking, dating, lust, ashes, and goodwill. "Good Grief" gives the reader a very fresh look at loss, pain, and rebuilding a life. James Patterson has just released "The Quickie," and again introduces us to new characters. The story opens when Laura spies her husband going into the St. Regis Hotel with a young blonde, beautiful woman. To retaliate, she takes up on an offer from an associate. It's just supposed to be a "quickie." Lauren thought she had the perfect marriage, a great job, just a perfect life. Now she's doing things she wouldn't have believed possible just a short time ago. The story weaves and twists, and just when you've figured it all out, WRONG AGAIN! This intriguing thriller will keep you turning the pages until, too soon, you've finished the tale. I love the way Patterson always gives us a satisfactory ending to his stories. Patterson wrote "The Quickie" with Michael Ledwidge, who also co-authored "Step on a Crack," which was released the first of this year.--Barb Moore works at Franklin Memorial Library of Swainsboro.
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