THE NUMBER WE END UP WITH
by Beth Goldner
Publisher: Counterpoint
Pub Date: Summer 2005
Format: Hardcover
Description:
The first novel by the author of
the story collection WAKE. A girl in her 30s is dumped by her
boyfriend and fired from her job. She takes a job as a census taker
and accidentally stumbles upon the love of her life. Set in Seattle.
Review
Highlights:
"A notable
first novel by Goldner takes up the depressed plight of a Philadelphia
census taker obsessed with asking questions...a debut with emotional
resonance. Heartfelt,
interior work."
--Kirkus
Reviews
"Genuinely
affecting."
--Entertainment Weekly
“Goldner's gentle, measured prose is a painful
delight, pulling us into Anjou's emotional universe, making a lifetime of
emotional loss vivid. The Number We End Up With is a sad, hopeful
marvel of a book, in spite of the glitch at the end. It is at once a
poignant depiction of grief, an empathetic portrait of compulsive
behavior, and a series of snapshots of friendship.”
--Washington Post
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