Name: Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
Rating: 4.272727272727272 (11 reviews)
ISBN: 9780358216773

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Duchess Goldblatt

Part memoir and part joyful romp through the fields of imagination, the story behind a beloved pseudonymous Twitter personality reveals how a writer deep in grief rebuilt a life worth living.

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt

Erin G.

As a fan of DG on Twitter, loved getting the back story without ruining the mystery. Audiobook has J Cameron Smith from Succession & actual Lyle Lovett.

Lovely! Her words of love and compassion made my heart so happy! So witty too!

Elizabeth Weiland

Cindy Lieberman

I loved this memoir about a writer with a damaged past learning to accept and - in so many ways - discover herself through an anonymous Twitter account. Following!

One of the New York Times’ 20 Books to Read in 2020 “A tonic . . . Splendid . . . A respite . . . A summer cocktail of a book.”—Washington Post “Unforgettable . . . 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. 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. 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. @DuchessGoldblat (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. “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

Kim Tyo-Dickerson

Reading about this memoir brought me into the Twitter orbit of Duchess Goldblatt, the fictional, beloved 81 year-old, feted author who doles out love, comfort and support to her 39,000 (at last peek) followers. I am glad to know her in these halcyon days where she is looking back at her life and how social media helped her rise from the ashes of a nasty divorce, manage her grief at being away from her little boy in the shared custody agreement, reflect on the lessons of compassion she learned from her father, and become Lyle Lovett's new BFF. I read it in an afternoon, engaging and affirming, witty and profound in turn.

Nadine 

I really enjoy the pithy tweets of Duchess Goldblatt and the way they are woven into this tale, but as a whole it's not quite as good as its parts.

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt

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