Together We Jump: A Journey of Love, Hope and Second Chances - Softcover

McAlpine, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475951191 ISBN 13: 9781475951196

Publisher: iUniverse, 2013

Synopsis

An engagingly told novel that draws you in immediately . . . Book clubs take note: make this your next selection -Lori Stacy, Editor, Celebrated Living Magazine A coming-of-age novel of a different sort, this heartbreakingly tender story of love and hope shows us all that it is never too late for a second chance. Pogue Whithouse, an ordinary, extraordinary man, takes a road trip across America in his classic '67 Mustang. Hoping to heal memories and reconcile a past filled with life-altering love and loss, Pogue encounters a colorful cast of characters along his way: a spirited woman who rescues horses, a pierced-lipped romantic, a rattlesnake wrangling recluse and, most important, a little girl who loves bullfrogs and baseball. Pogue's inspirational journey - across the country and through life - reminds us that the human heart and spirit are forces as unpredictable as they are powerful. Together We Jump is poetic testament to the power of belief and the possibility of redemption at any age. A deft exploration of the complexity of love and memory that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. McAlpine is an eloquent storyteller who has created a magnificent novel. -Dallas Woodburn, author of 3 a.m. and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee "A roller coaster ride through the mind and soul . . . poetic . . . McAlpine's tale is inspirational" -Vincent F.A. Golfin, Ph.D. The Los Angeles Review "Emotionally moving . . . a riveting plot . . . a rich history of real-life events (World War II, Japan), Together We Jump is a real treat. -Denise Turney, author Love Pour Over Me and Off The Shelf talk show host

About this title

Product Description

Praise for Off Season: Discovering America on Winter's Shore "A deftly written and engaging memoir ...McAlpine has a gift for seeking out crusty local characters who seem wedded to the places they inhabit." -Robert Finn, Bookreporter.com In this story of love and hope, Pogue Whithouse, an ordinary, extraordinary man, sets out alone on a cross-country road trip in his eighty-fifth year. Hoping to come to grips with haunting memories and reconcile a past filled with life-altering love and loss, he drives his turquoise 1967 Mustang out of his home in California to an eventual destination of the East Coast. A story of love and of humanity, Pogue's remarkable adventure across the country and through life reminds us that the human heart and spirit are forces as capricious as they are powerful. As Pogue looks back over his lifetime, he struggles with the memories that haunt him-his brother's death, the horrors of fighting on a Pacific island during World War II, and his wife's infidelity-in an effort to finally close those chapters. Pogue's journey, though, is more than physical. Each mile consumed, each road traveled, leads to obstacles finally overcome and ghosts at last laid to rest. He makes an eventual truce with the past-a cathartic gesture, made all the more poignant through Pogue's deeply philosophical nature. Skillfully wrought, Together We Jump is a coming-of-age novel of a different sort, one that shows the power of belief and the possibility of redemption within the twilight of life.

About the Author

Ken McAlpine is the author of Off Season: Discovering America on Winters Shore (a Barnes & Noble Great New Writers selection), Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization, and Fog. He currently lives with his wife and two sons in Ventura, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1475951191
• ISBN 13: 9781475951196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370