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| "Goldman's prose is rich and so descriptive...
...This is one book worth reading..." -- Winston-Salem Journal
-- 01/02/05 |
| "[This] North Carolina writer expertly takes us
through Kathryne’s memories of her marriage, Early’s birth, and how
her family arrived at this horrific point." -- Southern Living
-- 01/05 |
| "As in her first novel, The Slow Way Back, Goldman
displays a keen eye here for the character-defining detail." --
Washington Post -- 12/29/04 |
| "I’m going to recommend it... "Early Leaving" by
Judy
Goldman..." -- Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA --
12/26/04 |
| "Goldman hits a raw nerve." -- Salisbury Post,
Salisbury, NC -- 12/10/04 |
| "Tragedy besets a privileged Charlotte couple, in the
form of their teenage son's arrest for homicide. Goldman, a poet
turned novelist, has increased her fan base with this one." --
Charlotte Observer -- 11/28/04 |
| "An elegant exploration of the inner workings of an
average, middle-class family." -- BookPage -- 11/01/04 |
| "…a highly polished novel… …This exceptional novel is
Goldman's strongest, most ambitious work, a story of dawning
wisdom…" -- Creative Loafing - 10/20/04 |
| "Don't Miss... a book to keep your eye on this
month... Early Leaving, by Judy Goldman, confronts a parental fear:
What if your son committed murder?"-- More Magazine -- 10/04 |
| "Early Leaving is a delicate portrait of
self-deception. How do we really appear to others, and how does that
match what we see in our minds' own mirrors?" -- Sunday
Star-News (Wilmington, NC) - 10/10/04 |
"Goldman is a talented Southern storyteller who can
be whimsical, funny, and
serious almost at the same time." -- Charlotte Magazine --
10/04 |
| "That Goldman is a poet is evident throughout... this
page-turning second novel... Goldman's is a story of class
distinctions, race relations, family ties and the burdens that come
with them." -- The Charlotte Observer -- 10/3/04 |
| "...Goldman's brutally honest dramatization of a
dysfunctional family makes for a provocative read." --
Booklist -- 09/1/04 |
| "Haunting questions of parenthood ripple through the
pages of this thoughtful second novel..." -- Seattle
Post-Intelligencer -- 9/28/04 |
| "Masterfully written and fast-paced, this is highly recommended for both
public and university libraries." -- Library Journal -- 8/15/04 |
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