Time to Say Good-Bye

by Judith Gould

Book Overview

Joanna and Josh Lawrence have carved out the perfect life for themselves, the embodiment of the American dream. They live an idyllic life along California's Monterey coast, growing rare breeds of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525945482
• ISBN13: 9780525945482
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Time to Say Goodbye

This was a book that I couldn't put down! I love all Judith Gould books! The story kept me interested all the way through. Wish there was a sequel.

good book but....

The book was good, well written but very perdictable. I actually cried at the end it was that moving but I finished it within a day. Hope to read many more of Judith's works.

Judith Gould always delivers good prose

I find it amazing that writers like Jackie Collins and Danielle Steele always find themselves on the NY Times Best Seller List while Judith Gould has not been there for years. If you are a fan of this genre you would be doing yourself a favor to pick up a Gould novel. Gould's writing is always fun and clever and her writing is far better than the above mentioned duo. The stories are always varied so you don't feel you are getting the same plot over and over again. I've given this novel four stars because I've read previous novels by Gould that I found to be truly excellent: FOREVER and TOO DAMN RICH. Although this novel is very good and Gould's prose is always better than your normal fiction, this book wasn't up to the excellence of the previous novels so I've given four stars. That's not to say you shouldn't read this novel. It's far better than your average fare.

A gripping love story and more!

This is a great love story and a real tear-jerker full of goodness and hope, with principle characters I couldn't help but love. There is also a racy subplot that makes the story lots of fun. It's almost like evil enters the Garden of Eden and, even if there are casualties, in the end hope and love triumph.

A 5 hanky melodrama

In the Santa Cruz Mountains near Monterey, California, Josh and Joanna Lawrence run an internationally acclaimed orchid business. Besides the success of their enterprise, observers clearly can see that the couple loves each other and will FOREVER. However, a serpent enters the picturesque lifestyle of the Lawrences when Joann learns she suffers from brain cancer that leaves her with a few months of life left. Knowing she will love Josh TILL THE END OF TIME, Joanna establishes two goals to complete before she dies. She wants to build a grotto and find her replacement so that Josh goes on with his life. She hires artist April Woodward to accomplish her first aim and to fulfill the role of the second objective as Josh's SECOND LOVE. TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE is a heart wrenching relationship drama centering on a terminally ill person accepting her impending death with a grace and an unselfish love by placing her spouse first. When the story line focuses on the triangle, the tale is warm and sensitive. However, when Judith Gould adds unnecessary elements of suspense caused by a teaming up of Joanna's envious sister and a despicable business rival, the tale loses some of its momentum and charm. In spite of this insipid sidebar, Ms. Gould provides her readers with a tribute to the power of love.Harriet Klausner