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The Beginner's Goodbye

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Language
  
English

Published in English
  
April 3, 2012

Originally published
  
2012

Genre
  
Novel

Publisher
  
Alfred A. Knopf

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Original title
  
The Beginner's Goodbye

Publication date
  
2012

Pages
  
208 pp

Author
  
Anne Tyler

ISBN
  
9780307957276

Country
  
United States of America

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Media type
  
Print (hardback & paperback)

Similar
  
Works by Anne Tyler, Ghost books, Novels

The Beginner's Goodbye is a 2012 novel by Anne Tyler.

Contents

Plot summary

Aaron Woolcott is an editor for a publisher of books with the beginner in mind. After the death of Aaron's wife, Dorothy, he thinks there should be a beginner's guide to dealing with the death of a spouse.

Reviews

  • Michiko Kakutani:"Haunted by Life, Haunted by Wife", New York Times (April 5, 2012).
  • Julia Glass: "Grieving Lessons", New York Times (May 4, 2012).

    • References

    The Beginner's Goodbye Wikipedia
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