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|  | Author: Robert Goolrick
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  560 reviews
Sales Rank: 385
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 1565129776
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781565129771
ASIN: 1565129776
Publication Date: January 5, 2010
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Disappointed May 3, 2009
reader (Wash DC)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Not as good as I thought it would be. I didn't really like it. Too wordy, something is missing here! Would make a good movie maybe, liked the ending!
 A modern masterpiece May 3, 2009
deus ex machina (atlanta, ga, usa)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Goolrick's "A Reliable Wife" is written with poise, precision, polish and not just a little wry sense of pacing. As the plot unfolds-a simple-seeming narrative of change-it isn't long before, one after another, the threads of what we believe we know to be true are pulled, each revealing another layer to this complex, heady story. A good red wine is the closest sensory experience comparable to what is giving oneself over to the pleasure of diving into "A Reliable Wife", wholly and fully, on a quiet night. Goolrick's a master.
Brilliant! May 3, 2009
Dale A. Sessa (Los Angeles, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The literary world is a better place with the debut of
Robert Goolrick's "A Reliable Wife." The characters of Catherine Land and Ralph Truitt, as well as the juicy supporting individuals, are fleshed out in exquisite detail along with the riveting plot and descriptions of a spellbinding world lived out in a bitter cold town in Wisconsin. Goolrick's storytelling is impressive and dazzling and the tale reveals itself with such suspense, he has you eating out of his hand for each subsequent twist and turn. Bravo to Mr. Goolrick. I loved his writing so much that I just ordered his memoir!
Brilliant. A perfectly-cut diamond of a story. May 3, 2009
A. Meer (NYC)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A Reliable Wife
i LOVE this book. i could barely stop reading and almost missed my subway stop. it was so transporting that i emerged from the train lost and disoriented, half-expecting to be standing on the railway platform from the story.
this is a beautifully-written gem of a book. robert goolrick tells a breathtakingly wrenching tale in a quietly, lyrical voice that belies the depth of the emotions beneath. a historical novel with a shockingly contemporary voice and presence.
buy it and The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life you will be richer for it.
a quick and easy read, though a bit disappointing there wasn't more to it May 3, 2009
Lucille Sikes (LOUISVILLE, KY USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like the idea behind the book. Catherine yearns for love and money. She thinks she has found a way to get it, But, she is surprised along the way. This was a very easy read.
But, at times it read a little like a harlequin romance novel.
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