Drive
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1934690643 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He did OK by his parent's standards, but was left with a nagging uneasiness of having achieved not enough to fill a respectable obituary. . Ahrens hopes that by completing this novel he can add it to his list of successes. Mr. About the AuthorRaymond Ahrens is a baby boomer who grew up in the soon-to-be-congested suburbs of New York City
Willie Easelman, 86, born in Brooklyn and a perennial finalist in the American Dream Sweepstakes, is committed to the Morningside Nursing Home by his daughter, Anna. A journey not recommended for everyone.. Spice up Willie's drive with a wisp of voodoo, a Jersey cop trying to salvage the Governor's Silver Alert campaign, and an Atlantic City showgirl of surprising compassion, but scandalous virtue--and you have a ride of mythic proportions, where touch lasts a lifetime and time stops forever. Cunning, despite his dementia, Willie sneaks behind the wheel of his '86 Impala and escapes, heading north along America s roadways that paved the way for the post-war exodus to the suburbs. Adrift in his private cosmos of timelessness, cast into a world that has ceased to make sense, and (oh yeah) packing a pistol, Willie sets out on a jou
an intelligent and subtle novel Ahrens creates characters who are remarkably different, deep, and real.The main person, Willie, is a nostalgic/ fretful old codger who escapes his nursing homeon the drive in his old car, he reconstructs his loves and flaws and family.This novel is full of i
Raymond Ahrens is a baby boomer who grew up in the soon-to-be-congested suburbs of New York City. He did OK by his parent's standards, but was left with a nagging uneasiness of having achieved not enough to fill a respectable obituary. Mr. . Ahrens hopes that by completing this novel he can a