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Judy Goldman

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I’m the author of 8 books — 4 memoirs, 2 novels, and 2 collections of poetry My new memoir, The Rest of Our Lives, will be published May 2025. It's on a subject I'm an expert in -- aging! But I want it to be a guide for 40-year-olds, 80-year-olds, and everyone in between!

My recent memoir, Child: A Memoir (University of South Carolina Press), was named a “Must-Read Book in 2022” by Katie Couric Media and was a finalist for the Southern Book Award in Nonfiction..

My memoir, Together : Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap , was published in 2019 (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday), and in paperback in 2020 (Anchor Books. Named one of best books of 2019 by Real Simple magazine. Starred review in Library Journal. Order today!

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	Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap 4.12 avg rating — 844 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child: A Memoir 4.18 avg rating — 220 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Losing My Sister: A Memoir 4.15 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Early Leaving 3.60 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Slow Way Back: A Novel 3.22 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wanting to Know the End: Poems 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holding Back Winter it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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