![]() "The only way to be reliably sure that the hero gets the girl at the end of the story is to be both the hero and the girl yourself." - Duchess Goldblatt ![]() (81 year-old literary icon, author of An Axe to Grind) brought people together in her name: in bookstores, museums, concerts, and coffee shops, and along the way, brought real friends home-foremost among them, Lyle Lovett. Fans around the world are drawn to Her Grace's voice, her wit, her life-affirming love for all humanity, and the fun and friendship of the community that's sprung up around her. Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two stories: that of the reclusive real-life writer who created a fictional character out of loneliness and thin air, and that of the magical Duchess Goldblatt herself, a bright light in the darkness of social media. ![]() Behind her brilliantly witty and uplifting message is a remarkable vulnerability and candor that reminds us that we are not alone in our struggles-and that we can, against all odds, get through them."- Lori Gottlieb, New York Times best-selling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Part memoir and part joyful romp through the fields of imagination, the story behind a beloved pseudonymous Twitter account reveals how a writer deep in grief rebuilt a life worth living. A summer cocktail of a book."- Washington Post "Unforgettable. ![]() ![]() One of the New York Times' 20 Books to Read in 2020 "A tonic. ![]()
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