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Robert Goolrick
Join us in welcoming Robert Goolrick to Next Chapter Bookshop. Goolrick's novel, A Reliable Wife, was the very first book we recommended to you way back in April, 2009. In this masterful story set in rural Wisconsin in 1909, Ralph Truit waits for the woman who answered his ad for a 'reliable wife.' The woman he gets is not at all what he expected. As Lanora puts it:
"In this gothic tale set in Wisconsin, Goolrick has created a satisfying novel full of twists and secrets. The novel opens as a wealthy but lonely business man is waiting for the arrival of his wife. She is not a traditional wife--this marriage was arranged through the mail and is more of a business transaction than a romance. Nobody in this novel is who they seem; the characters are deeply flawed and their secrets are astounding. Just as the snow melts and reveals the dirt and muck underneath, this story slowly melts away layers to reveal these characters for their raw and true selves. Goolrick has written a darkly nuanced tale with an ending that will not disappoint!" -Lanora Hurley
Bring your book club to this free event!
Note: the paperback version is due out in early January. The hardcover edition is still available and on our shelves.
- Street:
- Next Chapter Bookshop
- Additional:
- 10976 N Port Washington Rd
- City:
- Mequon ,
- Province:
- Wisconsin
- Postal Code:
- 53092-5031
- Country:
- United States
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