Untethered

"Untethered: A Caregiver's Tale is that rare thing, funny fiction about a serious subject. It tells the story of Tom, a baby boomer with aging parents who need to be watched over, his young wife Mel, and a number of stray seniors who seem to have walked out of a P. G. Wodehouse story. Engaging and moving, this novel will keep you reading past your bedtime."
-Wyn Cooper, author of Chaos is the New Calm

"You can't avoid death, taxes, and caring for the elderly."
-Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer, producers/creators, Getting On

Tom Conklin is a workaday administrator and proud baby boomer. His recent divorce has just ended in marriage to Mel-a sexy, younger French colleague-as he begins caring for his aging and increasingly difficult parents. When his formerly upstanding dad gets arrested for assault with an old dial phone, Tom tries to persuade his parents to sign over their power of attorney, to stop driving, or to take up a comparatively safe hobby like genital tattooing.

Denial, however, becomes Tom's most powerful adversary. With Mel's desire for children proving a game changer, his pot-smoking, French great-grandmother-in-law moving in, and his elderly neighbors challenging his very sense of self, Tom escapes into magical thinking. Buying into local lore sends him searching for real buried treasure, but meaningful, emotional treasure proves much more elusive.

Untethered: A Caregiver's Tale is full-length fiction as comic relief. It celebrates the modern family at its funniest and most vulnerable, offering cathartic fun aimed not at the caregiven, but in praise of the caregiver.

Untethered: A Caregiver's Tale is now a feature of the fundraising efforts for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) via the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. 100% of the profits from the sale of the book will be donated to the AMP's efforts at eradicating Alzheimer's. Please visit www.untetheredcaregiver.com to learn more.