In a gripping tale of time travel and true love that will appeal to fans of The Time Traveller’s Wife and The Adventures of Max Tivoli, a successful writer meets his future self, who advises him not to marry Q, the love of his life.
Shortly before his wedding, the unnamed hero of this uncommon romance is visited by a man, claiming to be his future self, who ominously admonishes him that he must not marry the love of his life, Q. The author doubts this stranger, but in time becomes convinced of his authenticity and leaves his fiancée. The resulting void in his life is impossible to fill. One after the other, future selves arrive urging him to marry again, divorce, attend law school, leave law school, travel, join a running club, stop running, study the guitar, the cello, Proust, Buddhism, opera, and eliminate gluten from his diet. The only constants in this madcap quest for personal improvement are the author’s love for his New York City home and for his beloved Q. A unique literary talent, Evan Mandery turns the classic story of transcendent love on its head, with an ending that will melt even the darkest heart.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Praise for ‘Q’:
“...the payoff is big. A word to the tear prone: don’t attempt to read the ending in public.” Susannah Meadows, The New York Times
“Mandery is a worthy son of Vonnegut, Barthelme, and Barth.” Joseph Skibell, author of A Curable Romantic
‘A poignant, often hilarious, consideration of our universal curse of second guessing... It will take a reader with a very hard-heart not to be moved by "Q”.’ San Francisco Book Review
Evan Mandery is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He is the author of two works of non-fiction and two previous novels, ‘Dreaming of Gwen Stefani’ and ‘First Contact’.
www.evanmandery.com
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 15.50
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Next day dispatch (mon-fri). Please note orders sent to Netherlands or Sweden take slightly longer than the Amazon estimated delivery date. Same day/next day dispatch (mon-fri) all items checked before dispatch, Handled and sent out with care. Seller Inventory # mon0000193186