Colleen Oakley is the USA Today bestselling author of six novels including, The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise, The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, You Were There Too, Close Enough to Touch, Before I Go, and her latest Jane and Dan at the End of the World.
[The Page 69 Test: Before I Go; Writers Read: Colleen Oakley (January 2015); Writers Read: Colleen Oakley (March 2017)]
At Electric Lit Oakley tagged seven novels featuring "protagonists over the age of 40—women navigating the complexities of middle life with all its triumphs, heartbreaks, and reinventions." One title on the list:
Tom Lake by Ann PatchettRead about the other novels on the list.
Ann Patchett’s latest engrossing novel is about a 57-year-old mother who finally tells the story of her once-upon-a-time love affair with a famous Hollywood star to her three grown daughters. It’s poignant, introspective and beautifully nostalgic.
--Marshal Zeringue
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