Bill Warrington's Last Chance
By James King
(Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780143119449, 304pp.)
Publication Date: September 27, 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Compact Disc, Compact Disc, MP3 CD
Categories: Literary
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"Part road odyssey, part coming-of-age tale, King's novel achieves the exact right balance of humor, redemption, and reconciliation." -Booklist
James King's acclaimed debut novel is a rich multigenerational saga that soars with compassion and insight into the pain and joy of family life. Confronted with a diagnosis that threatens his most cherished memories, Bill Warrington-a monumentally stubborn ex-Marine-hatches a daring scheme to grab the attention of his three grown children and patch up their differences. April, his fifteen-year-old granddaughter, wants nothing so much as to become a rock star on the West Coast, making her the perfect-and perfectly willing-abductee on a cross- country trip. With the panorama of America as its backdrop, their adventure becomes an unforgettable journey of discovery and atonement.
James King lives in Wilton, Connecticut, with his wife and two children. This is his first novel.
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