Following Foo: (the electronic adventures of The Chestnut Man) [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Wong, B.D.

ISBN 10: 0060529539 / ISBN 13: 9780060529536

Published by HarperEntertainment, 2003

Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and separately inscribed/dated "For Roger with love" by the author on the title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has mild edgewear and soiling. Book has shelfwear to the base of the spine. Wong is a Tony Award-, Drama Desk Award-, Outer Critics Circle Award-, Clarence Derwent Award-, Davidson/Valentini Award-, and Theatre World Award-winning actor (?M. Butterfly?; Jurassic Park?), book narrator (Dean Koontz?s "Tick Tock"; David Guterson?s "?Snow Fallling on Cedars") and the author of "Read and Sing Along-Mula" and "Seven Blind Mice". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Seller Inventory # 000390

Synopsis:

Every now and then there comes along a literary voice so strong, so originally sincere, and so uniquely distinct that the words on the page seem to sing and to scream and to dance -- all at once and all on their own. Such is the wonderful writing debut of acclaimed actor B.D. Wong.

With a remarkable mixture of upbeat optimism, unexpected hilarity, and heart-wrenching sadness, Wong takes the reader deep inside both his psyche and the neonatal intensive care unit where he spent the better part of three months following the harrowing medical twists and turns that took place after the premature birth of his twins."Once upon a time," as Wong explains in his true story, Following Foo: (the electronic adventures of the Chestnut Man), "my partner and I found ourselves expecting, with the help of a surrogate mother, modern medical science, and lots of good luck and prayers. To add to our blessing, she was carrying twins! Things were pretty swell ... until the twins arrived almost three months early. For those of you who don't know, babies that come almost three months early are pretty little, and boy are they scary-looking. Especially when you're their dad ... "

Originally based on a series of real-time E-mails sent to keep his friends and family abreast of the daily madness and miracles of "early" parenthood, this book is a gem, a joy, and an inspiration to anyone who has ever taken a ride on the roller coaster of life and tried to keep both sense of humor and sanity intact.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Following Foo: (the electronic adventures of...
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition