THE LEISURE SEEKER: Read the book that inspired the movie - Softcover

Zadoorian, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008212198 ISBN 13: 9780008212193

Publisher: HarperFiction, 2018

Synopsis

*Now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland*

Ella and John have shared a wonderful life for more than sixty years. Now they’re on the run from their doctors and middle-aged children, who just want them to go gently into that undignified night of old age.

In their trusty camper van, the pair embark on a forbidden vacation of rediscovery along Route 66. Though time is catching up with them, Ella is determined that together they’ll make it to their final destination for one more carefree day together, even if it is their last.

About this title

Review:

‘The Leisure Seeker is pretty much like life itself: joyous, painful, moving, tragic, mysterious, and not to be missed’ Booklist (starred review)

‘I hoped for a book that would make me laugh during these tight times, and I was rewarded’ Los Angeles Times

‘Affecting. . . . An authentic and funny love story’ Publishers Weekly

‘One of the standards for a book is: Would I recommend it to friends? . . . I would recommend Michael Zadoorian’s The Leisure Seeker to almost anyone’ Detroit Free Press

From the Back Cover:

John and Ella Robina have shared a wonderful life for more than fifty years. Now in their eighties, Ella suffers from cancer and has chosen to stop treatment. John has Alzheimer's. Yearning for one last adventure, the self-proclaimed "down-on-their-luck geezers" kidnap themselves from the adult children and doctors who seem to run their lives to steal away from their home in suburban Detroit on a forbidden vacation of rediscovery.

With Ella as his vigilant copilot, John steers their '78 Leisure Seeker RV along the forgotten roads of Route 66 toward Disneyland in search of a past they're having a damned hard time remembering. Yet Ella is determined to prove that, when it comes to life, a person can go back for seconds—sneak a little extra time, grab a small portion more—even when everyone says you can't.

Darkly observant, told with humor, affection, and a touch of irony, The Leisure Seeker is an odyssey through the ghost towns, deserted trailer parks, forgotten tourist attractions, giant roadside icons, and crumbling back roads of America. Ultimately it is the story of Ella and John: the people they encounter, the problems they overcome, the experiences they have lived, the love they share, and their courage to take back the end of their own lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFiction
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0008212198
• ISBN 13: 9780008212193
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284