{"product_id":"goodbye-without-leaving","title":"Goodbye Without Leaving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Poignant and hilarious . . . . Irresistible.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67610481000815,"sku":"9780063046443","price":127.52,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/006304644X.jpg?v=1790612967","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/goodbye-without-leaving","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}