Goodbye Earl, Leesa CrossSmith
Goodbye Earl, Leesa CrossSmith
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Goodbye Earl
A Revenge Novel

Author: Leesa Cross-Smith

Narrator: Mela Lee, Kamali Minter, Sarah Beth Goer, Erin Bennett, Traci Odom, Julian Thomas

Unabridged: 12 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2023

Synopsis

Four women take fate into their own hands in this big-hearted story of friendship, resilience, and revenge on monstrous men, from the award-winning author of Half-Blown Rose. 

Taking inspiration from the infamous, empowering song, Goodbye Earl follows four best friends through two unforgettable summers, fifteen years apart.
 
In 2004, Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey are in their final days of high school and on the precipice of all the things teenagers look forward to when anything in life seems possible . . . from falling in love, to finding their dream jobs, to becoming who they were meant to be.
 
In 2019, Kasey has returned to her small Southern hometown of Goldie for the first time since high school—and she still hasn’t told even her closest friends the truth of what really happened that summer after graduation, or what made her leave so abruptly without looking back. Now reunited with her friends in Goldie for a wedding, she’s determined to focus on the simple joy of being together again. But when she notices troubling signs that one of them might be in danger, she is catapulted back to that fateful summer. This time, Kasey refuses to let the worst moments of her past define her; this time, she knows how to protect those she loves at all costs.
 
Uplifting, sharp-edged, and unapologetic, Goodbye Earl is a funeral for all the “Earls” out there—the abusive men who think they can get away with anything, but are wrong—and a celebration of enduring sisterhood.

Reviews

Goodreads review by CYIReadBooks on June 12, 2023

Goodbye Earl is a story about four besties whose friendship withstood the tests of time. Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey aka the RACK were best friends since forever. They each had each other’s back through good times and bad times. Even fifteen years later, their friendship was just as strong a......more

Goodreads review by Susan Kay on April 03, 2025

This is so mismarketed. Not just the genre applied here of thriller/mystery, but the cheerful looking cover and title as well. There were absolutely no thriller-y elements, and a very vague mystery, at best. At its core, this is a slow-burn contemporary fiction about four women who grew up together,......more

Goodreads review by Dennis on June 16, 2023

3.5 stars Leesa Cross-Smith has quickly become one of my favorite authors as of recently. Her previous release, Half-Blown Rose, was one of my top reads of the year, so I was definitely excited for her new revenge novel, GOODBYE EARL. This book is a complete pivot from the author's previous releases,......more

Goodreads review by Kay on February 20, 2023

This book won't be for everyone. I enjoyed some aspects but not others. it's cliche but in a nostalgic, fun way. And, yes, it's about that song--it is that song--but it includes a lit of other references you'll probably enjoy if you loved that song. it's a fun read.......more

Goodreads review by Cari on January 25, 2023

A group of tight-knit friends reckons with murder in this somewhat unrealistic yet deeply compelling book. RACK (Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey) have been friends since childhood and have always kept each other's secrets. Kasey left town after a terrible incident that is revealed piece by piece......more

Quotes

"I can’t help devouring Leesa Cross-Smith’s prose like it's candy, with turns of phrase so unexpected and delightful, so uniquely her own, that I just want to chew and chew them. Filled with charming characters and beautiful details, Goodbye Earl makes murder as delicious as cherry pie."—Rufi Thorpe, author of The Knockout Queen and The Girls From Corona Del Mar

PRAISE FOR LEESA CROSS-SMITH
 “Leesa Cross-Smith’s richly vivid prose pulls you in and transports you to Paris. Sharp-edged and sexy, Half-Blown Rose is an utterly intoxicating story of love, betrayal, and loyalty.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising

“With Half-Blown Rose, Leesa Cross-Smith has given us a brilliant, sexy, funny masterpiece. Reading her stunning prose is a full-blown experience. Within the deeply intimate worlds she conjures, she captures love, lust, and longing with such emotional intricacy and verve, I’m fairly certain I read this entire book with my hand pressed against my heart.”
 —Deesha Philyaw, author of National Book Award 2020 finalist The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

"Leesa Cross-Smith is a consummate storyteller."—Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author

“By far the most exhilarating and sexy American-in-Paris story I’ve ever read. Leesa Cross-Smith’s Half-Blown Rose is smart, intriguing, and pure delight.”
 —Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers

“This Close to Okay hits the ground running. Cross-Smith writes tenderly about the trial and error of intimacy and draws you in with enormous warmth and control.”—Raven Leilani, New York Times bestselling author of Luster

"Leesa Cross-Smith writes the way many people wish they could: ferociously, tenderly, and with a tremendous amount of heart."—Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author of Mostly Dead Things (on So We Can Glow)

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