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THEA GOODMAN – Author of The Sunshine When She's Gone. I died early and am a tourist on earth, Goodman writes, and in this and other lovely, funny moments, readers will be reminded how lucky we are that she made these poems — lyrical visitations from a supremely talented and thoughtful poet. –Rachel DeWoskin, author of absolute animal and ...
Thea Goodman is a novelist, poet and educator in Chicago. Born in New York City, she earned a BA at Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA in Fiction from Brooklyn College, CUNY. Her first novel, The Sunshine When She’s Gone (Henry Holt) about a marriage upended by a new baby, appeared in 2013 to critical acclaim. Her short fiction, essays and ...
Thea Goodman’s novel could deprive you of sleep too. It’s suspenseful, funny, realistic, melancholy. She has captured the secret thoughts of new parents so flawlessly, I wonder if she’s installed a listening device into my brain.” –A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and Drop Dead Healthy
Thea Goodman has received the Columbia Fiction Award, a Pushcart Prize Special Mention and fellowships at Yaddo and Ragdale; her short stories have appeared in several journals, notably New England Review, Other Voices and Columbia. Born in New York City, she studied at Sarah Lawrence and earned her MFA from Brooklyn College, CUNY.
Jan 1, 2013 · Thea Goodman. 2.79. 911 ratings165 reviews. A fresh, funny, and wisely observed debut novel about marriage—about the love, longing and ambivalence exposed when a husband takes the baby on a highly unusual outing. When Veronica Reed wakes up one frigid January morning, two things are “off”—first of all, she has had a good night’s sleep ...
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Thea Goodman is the author of The Sunshine When She's Gone (2.79 avg rating, 911 ratings, 165 reviews, published 2013), The Sunshine When She's Gone (3.0...
Mar 5, 2013 · Goodman offers a wickedly incisive take on the pressures of parenthood and the resiliency of marital trust." —Booklist "Snug and elegant. . . Thea Goodman, a prodigiously talented first-time novelist, distills the keen drama of first-time parenting. . . . The intimacy with which Goodman treats her characters leaves us likewise lucky voyeurs."
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