144 ratings | 121 reviews | avg rating:4.74

Elizabeth Gauffreau’s Followers (67)

Elizabeth’s Bookshelves

to-read (37)
currently-reading (0)
read (152)
poetry (1)

Elizabeth’s Friends (21)

Danielle

4,276 books | 4,999 friends

Bonnie DeMoss

1,847 books | 816 friends

Fiza Pathan

5,693 books | 2,131 friends

Edwardky

20,887 books | 789 friends

Jane Aguiar

15 books | 23 friends

Bill

15 books | 7 friends

Andrew

160 books | 205 friends

Gail Meath

48 books | 150 friends

More friends…

Elizabeth Gauffreau

Goodreads Author

Born

New Haven, Connecticut, The United States

Website

http://lizgauffreau.com

Twitter

LGauffreau

Genre

Fiction, Poetry

Member Since

September 2018

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/egauffreau

edit data

Elizabeth Gauffreau writes fiction and poetry with a strong connection to family and place. Her work has been widely published in literary magazines, as well as several themed anthologies. Her short story “Henrietta’s Saving Grace” was awarded the 2022 Ben Nyberg prize for fiction by Choeofpleirn Press.

She has published a novel, TELLING SONNY, and two collections of photopoetry: GRIEF SONGS: POEMS OF LOVE & REMEMBRANCE and SIMPLE PLEASURES: HAIKU FROM THE PLACE JUST RIGHT. Her second novel, THE WEIGHT OF SNOW AND REGRET, based on the closing of the last poor farm in Vermont in 1968, is forthcoming October 1, 2025.

Liz's professional background is in nontraditional higher education, including academic advising, classroom and online teaching ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Elizabeth Gauffreau questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Elizabeth Gauffreau’s books

Average rating: 4.81 · 185 ratings · 172 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Weight of Snow and Regret 4.70 avg rating — 47 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grief Songs: Poems of Love & Remembrance 4.80 avg rating — 41 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Telling Sonny 4.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simple Pleasures: Haiku from the Place Just Right 4.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distant Flickers: Stories of Identity & Loss by Multiple, Elizabeth Gauffreau (Goodreads Author), John Casey (Contributor) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distant Flickers: Stories of Identity & Loss by Various, Elizabeth Gauffreau (Goodreads Author), Carol LaHines (Goodreads Author) 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures by DL Mullan, Barbara Harris Leonhard, Jude Kirya Itakali (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of Choeofpleirn Press: Winter 2022 by Choeofpleirn Press, Alix Shepard Schulte, Elizabeth Gauffreau (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Elizabeth Gauffreau…

0 posts
Elizabeth Gauffreau's Blog

Elizabeth Gauffreau hasn't written any blog posts yet.

rss
Elizabeth’s Recent Updates

Elizabeth Gauffreau wants to read When Things Go Missing by Deborah J. Brasket (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 16, 2025 10:00AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of When Things Go Missing by Deborah J. Brasket. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — When Things Go Missing by Deborah J. Brasket <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elizabeth Gauffreau and 3 other people liked Alex Craigie's review of The Weight of Snow and Regret: "The Weight of Snow and Regret This book re-imagines the lives of those in the Sheldon Poor Farm – the last poor farm in Vermont which closed in 1968. The poor farm was a place for those unable to support themselves and included those with mental healt" Read more of this review »
Nov 11, 2025 02:39PM · see review
Elizabeth Gauffreau made a comment on Paul Cannon’s review of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) " I loved this book! "
Oct 06, 2025 09:46AM · see review
Elizabeth Gauffreau wants to read Portrait of a Feminist: A Memoir in Essays by Marianna Marlowe	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 13, 2025 04:00PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Portrait of a Feminist by Marianna Marlowe. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Portrait of a Feminist by Marianna Marlowe <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elizabeth Gauffreau rated a book it was amazing Meadowlark Songs: A Motherline Legacy by Joy Neal Kidney (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Meadowlark Songs: A Motherline Legacy is the fifth in my collection of books by Joy Neal Kidney. Reading these books, I’ve come to know Kidney’s family of origin through their letters and postcards to one another, photographs, telegrams, newspaper cl ...more
Jul 16, 2025 07:04AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Meadowlark Songs by Joy Neal Kidney. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Meadowlark Songs by Joy Neal Kidney <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elizabeth Gauffreau rated a book really liked it The First State by James W. White	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The First State: A Tragic Romance by James W. White tells the story of a time in a young couple’s marriage when it appears to others, myself included, that these two have no business being married to each other. The novella starts out in 1972 Califor ...more
Jul 04, 2025 02:10PM · 1 like · like · see review
Elizabeth Gauffreau and 4 other people liked Chris Hall's review of Tales of the Wandering Mists: A Ukrainian Fairy Tale: "What a wonderful book! It’s vivid and so interesting, and it’s all about the brave, clever and precocious young girl, called Lisa. She begins her journey in order to make her mother better. But before that, Lisa needs to get this enchanted music box " Read more of this review »
Jun 30, 2025 09:30AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Tales of the Wandering Mists by Oleg Veretskiy. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Tales of the Wandering Mists by Oleg Veretskiy <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elizabeth Gauffreau wants to read Tidalscribe Tales by Janet Gogerty (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 23, 2025 09:17AM · 1 like · like
Elizabeth Gauffreau and 3 other people liked D. Peach's review of The Weight of Snow and Regret: "This is an extremely touching read, and it’s lined up to be one of my favorites so far this year. The story is a fictionalized account of the last Poor Farm in Vermont and is based on historical events researched by the author. When talking about the" Read more of this review »
Jun 20, 2025 09:49AM · see review
Elizabeth Gauffreau is now following Tony Ardizzone Author of In the Garden of Papa Santuzzu: A Novel
May 11, 2025 01:45PM · like