Golden Girl
Readers rate it 4.0 (41 on Hardcover)
432 pages · Released Jun 1, 2021 · Little, Brown and Company
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A note for parents
Golden Girl is an adult literary fiction novel centered on a mother's death and her supernatural perspective on her family's struggles after her loss. While the premise involves a fatal hit-and-run accident and explores mature themes like miscarriage, grief, and family secrets, the tone is reflective rather than graphic. The book emphasizes love, sacrifice, and the complexity of parent-child relationships, making it most appropriate for older teens and adults rather than younger readers.
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Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. In the Beyond, she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three 'n... Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. In the Beyond, she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three 'nudges' to change the outcome of events on earth. Daughter Willa is on her third miscarriage; daughter Carson partying until all hours, and son Leo is currently 'off again' with his high-maintenance girlfriend. Vivi watches Ed Kapenash investigate her death, but her greatest worry is her final book, which contains a secret from her own youth that could be disastrous for her reputation. How should Vivi use her nudges-- or should she?
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- nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2021-06-20
- New York Times bestseller
- Fiction, family life
- Fiction, women
- Women authors
- Fiction
- Death
- Future life
- Hit-and-run drivers
- Mother and child
- Secrecy
- FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce
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ISBN 9780316420082 · Little, Brown and Company