The Goodbye Summer

A Novel

The Goodbye Summer is an unforgettable novel about daring to love, braving a loss, and setting yourself free, byPatricia Gaffney, the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, The Saving Graces. Poignantly exploring one woman’s inner growth and self discovery over the course of a season of profound change, The Goodbye Summer is women’s fiction at its finest—heartbreaking, healing, emotional, and real. As Nora Roberts so aptly puts it, Patricia Gaffney “reminds us what it’s like to be a woman.”

Such a disappointment

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

The Saving Graces is one of my favorite books so I decided to try another of Patricia Gaffney's books. I find it hard to believe the same woman wrote both books. This one left me empty and it ended without any real solutions to Caddie's struggles. It ended as it began. So disappointing!

The realistic yet simplistic feel. Real but not gritty, emotional but not wrenching. Very human and proper.

I generally dislike shorter books, but that is a just a personal preference. The writing is very tight. I never once felt like a word was wasted. The imagery of them dancing in the rain on the roof was lovely. The story flows effortlessly from beat to beat. Will recommend to my friends and listen again for sure.

Disappointing

This book was disappointing. It jumped too quickly without giving enough of s story. The ending seemed to be rushed and did not give the reader a true feeling that the story had indeed ended!