“Hovering over these stories is the prevalence of uncertainty and also the importance of living each day. Readers facing these same concerns will be warmed by Goldman’s words.”

— Booklist

“[Goldman] writes with a precision of detail that makes her prose read like poetry. In probing her own character and how she influences the lives of the people she loves, Goldman is unflinching in her portrayal of the glories and challenges of a life. …”

— Wiley Cash, Our State magazine

“Reading a Judy Goldman memoir is like curling up into an easy conversation with someone you’ve known for years—easy in the way she talks to you, though never in the choice of subject matter. Whether she’s writing about loss, the challenges of marriage, the complexity of race, or most recently, the most taboo topic of all: aging, she splits opens her own life, so readers can explore their own.

In her latest book The Rest of Our Lives, Goldman entertains with stories from her past while revealing the unexpected ways history can repeat itself. She challenges herself, and by extension her reader, with questions about the future, while facing the fleeting nature of the present. “Stalled at the intersection of now and next,” she boils down what is ultimately most important.

And as always, Goldman keeps readers rooted in the power of place. For that alone, Charlotteans both young and old, and even a little older, this read is a must.”

— Carroll Walton, for Queen City Lifestyle

“Judy Goldman’s latest book, The Rest of Our Lives, posits that, no matter how old we are, we’re all ‘still kids grappling.’

“The latest book from Charlotte’s beloved author of Child, Together, and Losing My Sister isn’t just for the folks eating dinner at 5pm at Shady Acres.”

— Page Leggett, for SouthPark Magazine

“Opening a new book by Judy Goldman is like sitting down to visit with an old friend. Her voice is gentle, confident, warm, and familiar. She exudes strength and wisdom. We know her through her insightful stories, and we are proud to be her friend.

“My recommendation is for you to run to your nearest bookstore or library and start reading. Also, if you haven’t read her other memoirs — Child, Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap, and Losing My Sister — you will be giving yourself cherished gifts when you do.”

— Sue Littauer, Charlotte Jewish News

“In thinking about Judy’s The Rest of Our Lives, I am reminded of Erik Erikson’s ‘Eight Ages of Man’ chapter from his book Childhood and Society. In this chapter, Erikson writes about the ‘life cycle’ and the road to becoming ‘a mature adult.’… In pre-industrial societies, people would often turn to their village elders for wise advice on dealing with life’s challenges. Well, Storied Charlotte is a far cry from a pre-industrial village, but we still have our own wise village elder, and her name is Judy Goldman.”

— Mark West, for Storied Charlotte

“Judy Goldman has always been interested in life’s stages, looking for what she calls “genesis stories,” tales we forge from memory and filter through imagination to better understand how we arrived at the here and now.

In her latest book, The Rest of Our Lives, the accomplished memoirist, 83, weaves her tapestry of genesis stories to fashion a frank but reassuring look at life to come.”

— Terry Plumb, for Friends of the York County Library

“Talking to Judy Kurtz Goldman all day long would be both easy and delightful. At 83 years young, Judy’s warm personality and penchant for connection make her ideal company.”

– Meghan Gaffney Wells, The Torch of Sigma Delta Tau