The Art of Saying Goodbye: A Novel

Authors: Bache, Ellyn
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
BISAC/Subject: FIC027000, FIC000000, FIC027020
ISBN: 9780062033697, Related ISBNs: 0062033697, 9780062033680, 9780062033697
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 352,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

“Bache writes straight from the heart, peopling her pages with characters you will never forget.”
—Lee Smith, author of Fair and Tender Ladies

“Ellyn Bache draws her characters from the inside.”
Baltimore Sun

Critically acclaimed author Ellyn Bache captivates with The Art of Saying Goodbye, a beautiful and poignant story of four suburban women who gain new insights and appreciations of their own lives when a much-loved neighbor falls gravely ill. In the tradition of Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane and Marisa de los Santos’s Belong to Me, Bache’s The Art of Saying Goodbye is a beautiful and touching story of friendship, love, commitment, and self-discovery that will enthrall readers of Jodi Picault and Jill Barnett.

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