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The Dying of the Light
The Dying of the Light: A Novel | Robert Goolrick
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From the author of the bestselling A Reliable Wife comes a dramatic, passionate tale of a glamorous Southern debutante who marries for money and ultimately suffers for lovea southern gothic as written by Dominick Dunne. It begins with a house and ends in ashes . . . Diana Cooke was "born with the century" and came of age just after World War I. The daughter of Virginia gentry, she knew early that her parents had only one asset, besides her famous beauty: their stately house, Saratoga, the largest in the commonwealth, which has hosted the crme of society and Hollywood royalty. Though they are land-rich, the Cookes do not have the means to sustain the estate. Without a wealthy husband, Diana will lose the mansion that has been the heart and soul of her family for five generations. The mysterious Captain Copperton is an outsider with no bloodline but plenty of cash. Seeing the ravishing nineteen-year-old Diana for the first time, hes determined to have her. Diana knows that marrying him would make the Cookes solvent and ensure that Saratoga will always be theirs. Yet Copperton is cruel as well as vulgar; while she admires his money, she cannot abide him. Carrying the weight of Saratoga and generations of Cookes on her shoulders, she ultimately succumbs to duty, sacrificing everything, including love. Luckily for Diana, fate intervenes. Her union with Copperton is brief and gives her a son she adores. But when her handsome, charming Ashton, now grown, returns to Saratoga with his college roommate, the real scandal and tragedy begins. Reveling in the secrets, mores, and society of twentieth-century genteel Southern life, The Dying of the Light is a romance, a melodrama, and a cautionary tale told with the grandeur and sweep of an epic Hollywood classic.
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#OPPOSITEDAY
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Today‘s Prompt: MARRIES

Saving the family means having to marry for money and endure all the debutante balls. 

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/2syu7naz

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Pickpick

Historical fiction about the American south. A house and family have no money post wwi and a daughter marries to save the family. This book follows her stories.

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Dying of the Light | Robert Goolrick
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Pickpick

A sad yet lovely story of the dying age of the richness and luxury pre WW1. Antithesis of #thegreatgatsy , it encapsulates that era, focussing more disinctly on the decay, decadence and debauchery. Great depiction of the architecture, the fashion and the opnion of others driving people and their #choices. The breakdown of a #relationship of a mother and son who end up in #love with the same man is an incredibly well told tale.
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Pickpick


THE DYING OF THE LIGHT by Robert Goolrick.

Mr. Goolrick can always tell a great story with beautiful words.

And...how about that gorgeous cover?

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-dying-of-light-by-robert-goolrick....

Cinfhen Oh, I really enjoy this author!! 6y
SilversReviews @Cinfhen 😊 Me too...LOVED The Reliable Wife too. Thanks for commenting. 6y
Cathythoughts That cover .... wowzers ! 6y
SilversReviews @Cathythoughts It is GORGEOUS!! 6y
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Panpan

This is the first book I have read by Robert Goodrich. I did not care for this one. The writing wars not very good. There wasn‘t that much of a cohesive story to it.

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AWESOME READ!!​ FULL REVIEW IS ON JULY 5.

"THE DYING OF THE LIGHT is in typical Robert Goolrick fashion - excellent, descriptive writing, love, scandals, sex, ​mystery, ​and intrigue.

The cover is stunning, and a​s you continue reading, you will understand the meaning of the title.

If you have enjoyed Mr. Goolrick's other books, I know you will enjoy THE DYING OF THE LIGHT.

And what an amazing ending. 5/5"

ValerieAndBooks I have read all his other novels so I definitely want to read this!! 6y
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#HumpDayPost
@MinDea

1. This was a mushroom growing on the stump of a tree in my back yard. It was that huge too.

2. My current read is engrossing and is another good read by Robert Goolrick. THE DYING OF THE LIGHT. Book is tagged. Gorgeous cover.

3. My favorite genre is historical fiction, but I also enjoy women‘s fiction and mystery.

4. Weather is overcast, and we are expecting rain.

5. No weekend plans.

MinDea This one is on my TBR 6y
SilversReviews @MinDea Oh yes....a few friends have read it. It is excellent...enjoy!! 6y
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SilversReviews @MinDea I love that title. Hope it is good. 6y
Cinfhen #stacked tagged book sounds good! I like his writing even if most of his characters are unlikeable 6y
MinDea My favorite psychological thriller/ mystery last year 6y
Cinfhen Have you read 6y
SilversReviews @Cinfhen Oh yes on his unlikeable characters. There is one in this book too. :) (edited) 6y
SilversReviews @MinDea That is a good one. 6y
SilversReviews @Cinfhen I have not read that book, but I love the cover. THANKS. 6y
MinDea Have you read any of melanie Benjamin's stuff? 6y
MinDea Historical fiction mystery 6y
SilversReviews @MinDea Yes. Only THE AVIATOR'S WIFE. I didn't like the THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE. 6y
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#manicmonday
@JoScho

1. I enjoyed Robert Goolrick‘s books The Reliable Wife and Heading Out to Wonderful so I wanted to give his new one a try.

2. Mom always took us to the library to get Nancy Drew books.

3. I like to read in the afternoon outside if it is nice, but I usually read in the night.

4. Characters from Shadow of the Wind, The Lost for Words Bookshop, and Beach House Reunion.

Thanks for the fun questions.

JoScho And thank you for playing 📚😊❤️ 6y
SilversReviews @JoScho 😍😍😍 6y
Alfoster Oh, Nancy Drew!😍 My granddaughters are reading them now! I really want her cool car!😂 6y
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SilversReviews @Alfoster 😍😍😍 Great those books are still popular. 6y
Alfoster Agree! I had the whole series! She was a woman ahead of her time for sure!👏👏👏 6y
SilversReviews @Alfoster We only had library copies...that is great you had the whole series. 6y
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AlexGeorge
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Pickpick

Sumptuous, exquisite, heart-breaking.

Reggie When I saw the cover I thought of Dominic Dunne‘s People Like Us, which I love, and then the description mentions Dunne, so stacked. 6y
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AlexGeorge
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And then there‘s this.

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