Goodbye Emily
Autor Michael Murphyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2012
Three baby boomers relive their 1969 trip to Woodstock. One final roadtrip. One last chance to say Goodbye Emily.
They met at Woodstock, and the love lasted a lifetime. Then she was gone, and so was his college teaching job. Heartbroken but determined, he calls on his two best friends to help him return to the place it all began.The professor and his Woodstock buddy need the third tripper from back in the day, now in a nursing home with early stage Alzheimer’s. When the home refuses to allow their friend to come along, the professor and the vet bust him out, attracting the attention of the cops and the media, fascinating the public.
They met at Woodstock, and the love lasted a lifetime. Then she was gone, and so was his college teaching job. Heartbroken but determined, he calls on his two best friends to help him return to the place it all began.The professor and his Woodstock buddy need the third tripper from back in the day, now in a nursing home with early stage Alzheimer’s. When the home refuses to allow their friend to come along, the professor and the vet bust him out, attracting the attention of the cops and the media, fascinating the public.
The roadtrip turns into a flight from “the man” and not even the professor’s defense attorney daughter can help. In a psychedelic van, the trio dodges cops and prosecutors. Against all odds, they close in on their destination, where thousands of supporters and cops await them.
Goodbye Emily is the irreverantly funny story about a journey of self-discovery for a man who thought he’d left all important journeys in life behind.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781938467219
ISBN-10: 1938467213
Pagini: 270
Dimensiuni: 141 x 232 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Koehler Books
ISBN-10: 1938467213
Pagini: 270
Dimensiuni: 141 x 232 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Koehler Books
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Recenzii
“Michael I just finished reading your novel and found it a fantastic read and wonderful story! It would make a terrific movie. Thanks for letting me see it. cheers, Joe.”
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe McDonald
“What we have in mind is a sweet look back at the good old days. We must have been in heaven, man.”
Wavy Gravy
"Oh my ... I had no idea what I was in for when I started reading this book. Wonderfully engaging, heart-warming, entertaining and soooooo very good that it had me taking a walk down memory lane with the story's flashbacks to the sixties and Woodstock. (And no, I wasn't a member of the Woodstock Nation, but I can safely claim that my Woodstock album has more grooves and scratch marks than any other album I've owned!)
Honestly, I don't think I've ever read a book where I connected with that many issues personally, all those themes from the heart-breaking loss of a loved one, to coming to terms with all the challenges, both physical and emotional, of growing old, of renewing your purpose in life and living, of reconnecting with old friends and family, of discovering who you really are. As I read, I felt myself riding that emotional rollercoaster, crying, laughing, feeling like my heart would break as I empathized with Sparky, Josh, and Buck and their journey through life, back to the place where it all seems to have started for them.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, highly recommend it. And if you choose to read Goodbye Emily, I hope you find it as much of a fulfilling experience as I did. Thank you, Michael Murphy!"
Kathryn Long, Goodreads Reviewer
Wavy Gravy
"Oh my ... I had no idea what I was in for when I started reading this book. Wonderfully engaging, heart-warming, entertaining and soooooo very good that it had me taking a walk down memory lane with the story's flashbacks to the sixties and Woodstock. (And no, I wasn't a member of the Woodstock Nation, but I can safely claim that my Woodstock album has more grooves and scratch marks than any other album I've owned!)
Honestly, I don't think I've ever read a book where I connected with that many issues personally, all those themes from the heart-breaking loss of a loved one, to coming to terms with all the challenges, both physical and emotional, of growing old, of renewing your purpose in life and living, of reconnecting with old friends and family, of discovering who you really are. As I read, I felt myself riding that emotional rollercoaster, crying, laughing, feeling like my heart would break as I empathized with Sparky, Josh, and Buck and their journey through life, back to the place where it all seems to have started for them.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, highly recommend it. And if you choose to read Goodbye Emily, I hope you find it as much of a fulfilling experience as I did. Thank you, Michael Murphy!"
Kathryn Long, Goodreads Reviewer
Notă biografică
Michael Murphy lives in Arizona with his wife of forty years, four dogs, five chickens and a feral cat. Good-bye, Emily is his eighth novel.
Extras
My life changed forever the night I drank the last of my bourbon. Two blocks from home, I entered The Library, once the top tavern in Milton, Pennsylvania. I climbed on a stool at the end of the bar, tuning out the one-liners, high-fives and lame pickup lines of my fellow patrons. I just wanted a drink. Maybe two.
I signaled the bartender. “Bourbon on the rocks.” No water to dilute the alcohol.
Time changed everything, including one’s favorite bar. In the sixties and seventies, students and faculty from the nearby college hung out and debated war, Watergate, disarmament and nuclear power while classic rock played in the background. Now I had to tolerate Lady Gaga.
The bartender, in his twenties, wore a starched long-sleeve maroon shirt with a glossy “Librarian” button pinned to his black vest. He slid a napkin in front of me and studied my face. “Professor Ellington?”
That’s me. Professor—former professor—Walter Fitzgerald Ellington. Close friends, back when I had friends, called me Sparky. He set the drink in front of me, apparently determined to strike up a conversation I hoped to avoid.
“You let your hair grow since the bastards forced you to take early retirement.”
“No one forced me out. I retired a year ago to write the great American novel.”
“How’s that worked out?”
This kid was either charmingly droll or a complete smart ass. I lifted the glass in a mock silent toast and swallowed half the booze.
He wiped down the counter with a white towel as if the bar paid him for each swipe. “Last night the dude who didn’t force you out, Chancellor Warfield, and his co-conspirator who took your place, Professor Blake, came in. They shared a booth, and Blake didn’t look happy.”
“I really don’t care.”
I vowed not to think about those two self-indulgent, backstabbing bureaucrats again. I’d moved on. I sipped the bourbon as if I enjoyed the taste while he prattled on about taking my Nineteenth Century English Lit class. I caught something I never expected to hear.
I signaled the bartender. “Bourbon on the rocks.” No water to dilute the alcohol.
Time changed everything, including one’s favorite bar. In the sixties and seventies, students and faculty from the nearby college hung out and debated war, Watergate, disarmament and nuclear power while classic rock played in the background. Now I had to tolerate Lady Gaga.
The bartender, in his twenties, wore a starched long-sleeve maroon shirt with a glossy “Librarian” button pinned to his black vest. He slid a napkin in front of me and studied my face. “Professor Ellington?”
That’s me. Professor—former professor—Walter Fitzgerald Ellington. Close friends, back when I had friends, called me Sparky. He set the drink in front of me, apparently determined to strike up a conversation I hoped to avoid.
“You let your hair grow since the bastards forced you to take early retirement.”
“No one forced me out. I retired a year ago to write the great American novel.”
“How’s that worked out?”
This kid was either charmingly droll or a complete smart ass. I lifted the glass in a mock silent toast and swallowed half the booze.
He wiped down the counter with a white towel as if the bar paid him for each swipe. “Last night the dude who didn’t force you out, Chancellor Warfield, and his co-conspirator who took your place, Professor Blake, came in. They shared a booth, and Blake didn’t look happy.”
“I really don’t care.”
I vowed not to think about those two self-indulgent, backstabbing bureaucrats again. I’d moved on. I sipped the bourbon as if I enjoyed the taste while he prattled on about taking my Nineteenth Century English Lit class. I caught something I never expected to hear.
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Three baby boomers relive their 1969 trip to Woodstock. One final roadtrip. One last chance to say Goodbye Emily.
They met at Woodstock, and the love lasted a lifetime. Then she was gone, and so was his college teaching job. Heartbroken but determined, he calls on his two best friends to help him return to the place it all began.The professor and his Woodstock buddy need the third tripper from back in the day, now in a nursing home with early stage Alzheimer’s. When the home refuses to allow their friend to come along, the professor and the vet bust him out, attracting the attention of the cops and the media, fascinating the public.
They met at Woodstock, and the love lasted a lifetime. Then she was gone, and so was his college teaching job. Heartbroken but determined, he calls on his two best friends to help him return to the place it all began.The professor and his Woodstock buddy need the third tripper from back in the day, now in a nursing home with early stage Alzheimer’s. When the home refuses to allow their friend to come along, the professor and the vet bust him out, attracting the attention of the cops and the media, fascinating the public.
The roadtrip turns into a flight from “the man” and not even the professor’s defense attorney daughter can help. In a psychedelic van, the trio dodges cops and prosecutors. Against all odds, they close in on their destination, where thousands of supporters and cops await them.
Goodbye Emily is the irreverantly funny story about a journey of self-discovery for a man who thought he’d left all important journeys in life behind.
Descriere
Three baby boomers relive their 1969 trip to Woodstock. One final roadtrip. One last chance to say Goodbye Emily.
They met at Woodstock, and the love lasted a lifetime. Then she was gone, and so was his college teaching job. Heartbroken but determined, he calls on his two best friends to help him return to the place it all began.The professor and his Woodstock buddy need the third tripper from back in the day, now in a nursing home with early stage Alzheimer’s. When the home refuses to allow their friend to come along, the professor and the vet bust him out, attracting the attention of the cops and the media, fascinating the public.
They met at Woodstock, and the love lasted a lifetime. Then she was gone, and so was his college teaching job. Heartbroken but determined, he calls on his two best friends to help him return to the place it all began.The professor and his Woodstock buddy need the third tripper from back in the day, now in a nursing home with early stage Alzheimer’s. When the home refuses to allow their friend to come along, the professor and the vet bust him out, attracting the attention of the cops and the media, fascinating the public.