Harper Perennial
Hello Goodbye : A Novel
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Hello Goodbye
Author(s): Emily Chenoweth
Review(s):
“This bright, well-crafted novel, set at a family gathering to celebrate a mother whose death is imminent, steers competently away from the maudlin and makes what could be a heavy-handed exploration of mortality instead an entertaining, sometimes delicate story.”
“Chenoweth avoids sentimentality, handling emotions with grace and consummate skill.”
“Tender....Chenoweth’s affectionate style works marvelously, capturing the decadence of youth.”
“Chenoweth writes with a restraint that allows minor gestures to become elegantly weighted with meaning.”
“Poignant.”
“Elegantly crafted.”
“A tender ode to empathy.... Every page of this book serves as an affirmation of the terrible, wrenching beauty of life.”
“Moving and assured.... Chenoweth’s smart, unsentimental and poignant takes on living and dying ring true, and her exploration of coming-of-age and coming to terms with mortality is divine.”
“An understated debut novel of great beauty and power.”
“[Chenoweth] writes gracefully and eloquently of loss and love, portraying both generations at their most self-absorbed and most vulnerable.”
ISBN: 9780062034601
Author(s): Emily Chenoweth
“Tender. . . . Chenoweth’saffectionate style works marvelously, capturing the decadence of youth.” —NewYork Times
Ina single week, one family leaves behind its past as a daughter awakens to a newfuture, in Emily Chenoweth’s intimate and beautifully crafted debut novel oflove, loss, and learning to start over. Perfect for readers of Jennifer Haigh’s The Condition, Susan Minot’s Evening,and Kim Edwards’ The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Hello Goodbye isat once an intimate coming-of-age tale and a solemn, elegiac exploration oflife’s passage. Elle magazine calls Hello Goodbye "A tenderode to empathy. . . . Every page of this book serves as an affirmation of theterrible, wrenching beauty of life."
Review(s):
“This bright, well-crafted novel, set at a family gathering to celebrate a mother whose death is imminent, steers competently away from the maudlin and makes what could be a heavy-handed exploration of mortality instead an entertaining, sometimes delicate story.”
“Chenoweth avoids sentimentality, handling emotions with grace and consummate skill.”
“Tender....Chenoweth’s affectionate style works marvelously, capturing the decadence of youth.”
“Chenoweth writes with a restraint that allows minor gestures to become elegantly weighted with meaning.”
“Poignant.”
“Elegantly crafted.”
“A tender ode to empathy.... Every page of this book serves as an affirmation of the terrible, wrenching beauty of life.”
“Moving and assured.... Chenoweth’s smart, unsentimental and poignant takes on living and dying ring true, and her exploration of coming-of-age and coming to terms with mortality is divine.”
“An understated debut novel of great beauty and power.”
“[Chenoweth] writes gracefully and eloquently of loss and love, portraying both generations at their most self-absorbed and most vulnerable.”
ISBN: 9780062034601