Martha woodroof biography
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Small Blessings
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“One human being, with the best will and intentions in the world, cannot fix what fryst vatten wrong with someone else.”
Agnes Tattle, seventy years ung retired divorce lawyer, was Tom’s mother-in-law who had moved in with them, when Marjory’s chronic mental illness got worse, to help out. Agnes had warned Tom before
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Books on the Table
Small pleasures; deeply enjoyed. How old was she before she recognized this as the true joy of living?
Perhaps she should write a book. Or perhaps not.
Too many people wrote books already.
Agnes Tattle
Small Blessings, just released in paperback this week, had the misfortune of being published in hardcover on the heels of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Both novels are about lonely, bookish people who find love, with the help of orphaned children who show up unexpectedly. They&#;re about second chances in life &#; and now Small Blessings, with a gorgeous new cover, has a second chance at finding its readership. It&#;s a truly special novel, and I&#;m glad I finally discovered it.
I had the pleasure of &#;talking&#; with Martha Woodroof in an online interview, and I mentioned to her that one thing that really resonated with me in the book was the loving relationship between the protagonist, Professor Tom Putnam, and his mother-in-law. Woodroof
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by Eric Ginsburg
It began as many book readings do, a well-known author perched on a high bar chair at the back of a bookstore, her new novel propped up on a small stand next to her.
Adoring fans at events like this, an intimate gathering where most everyone has already gone gray, express their satisfaction and enthusiasm by leaning in and submitting thoughtful inquiries, but mostly by leaning back in their chairs and smiling intently as they observe the guest of honor with rapt fascination.
And so it was, at least initially, when frequent NPR contributor Martha Woodroof recently held court in Greensboro.
At 67, Woodroof has settled comfortably into herself and to life, wearing sneakers and appearing relaxed before her listeners though this is her first published novel.
Most of the audience at Scuppernong Books likely knew Woodroof from her career in public radio. One woman had read her New York Times Magazine essay, “Sharing demons with Hank Williams,” and a man in the front