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Joy’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Joy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Joy Lynn Goddard’s Followers (80)
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Joy Lynn Goddard
Goodreads Author
Born
Newmarket, Canada
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
January 2019
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/joylynngoddard
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Moonshadow
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A Good Mother: A Novel
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The Keepers
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Write Right: Novel Writing for Beginners
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When Pigs Fly
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2015
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2 editions
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Hello, my name is Emily
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Buyers, Liars, Sellers and Yellers
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Charlie's Song
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2011
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Mrs. Maloney's Garden
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Daredevils
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2003
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4 editions
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A Good Mother
New Release Coming Soon!
As the sun rises, eight-year-old Grace is gone! Her tent is cut, while strange footsteps lead from deep in the forest to her family’s campsite and back.
Days turn into weeks with no sign of Grace, although her mother, Jackie, refuses to give up hope.
Detective Duncan Jewell stumbles upon Grace’s kidnapping investigation while searching for a missing teen. The two cases seem Read more of this blog post »
As the sun rises, eight-year-old Grace is gone! Her tent is cut, while strange footsteps lead from deep in the forest to her family’s campsite and back.
Days turn into weeks with no sign of Grace, although her mother, Jackie, refuses to give up hope.
Detective Duncan Jewell stumbles upon Grace’s kidnapping investigation while searching for a missing teen. The two cases seem Read more of this blog post »
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"What makes A Good Mother stand out is its authenticity. Rather than portraying motherhood as idealized or one-dimensional, Goddard shows its raw edges the guilt, the hope, the mistakes, and the resilience. This honesty gives the story a depth and rel"
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Jul 13, 2025 03:34AM
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"A Good Mother is an emotional roller coaster that grips you from the opening pages and doesn’t let go. Told through four distinct points of view—Jackie, Duncan, Farah, and Anna—the story is complex, richly layered, and deeply human. While the multipl"
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Joy Goddard
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Thanks so much for the great review, Peter!
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"An emotional read
This is a lump in the throat read covering some hard hitting and frightening topics, all covered through numerous thought processes of the protagonists at the heart of the story. The mothers voice is particularly emotive and believab" Read more of this review » |
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“When you finally start to write something, do not let yourself stop . . . even when you are convinced it's the worst garbage ever. This is the biggest caveat for beginning writers. Instead, force yourself to finish what you began and then go back and edit it.--Jodi Picoult”
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“There are stories hidden in the language we use, whether we're conscious of them or not. They tell the truth of our hearts and minds.”
― Brave Enough
― Brave Enough
“Soon after arrival at residential school, we were assigned a number that would become our identity. I became Number 1 on the girls' side. Ninety years after she left St. Joseph's Mission, my grandmother still remembered she was Number 27. My mom remembers her number was 71. Thankfully, our numbers were not tattooed on our skin.”
― They Called Me Number One
― They Called Me Number One
“When you finally start to write something, do not let yourself stop . . . even when you are convinced it's the worst garbage ever. This is the biggest caveat for beginning writers. Instead, force yourself to finish what you began and then go back and edit it.--Jodi Picoult”
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