The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir - A Humorous and Heartwarming Story of Faith, Reconciliation, and 1960s Coming of Age

ISBN: 0061713309

Author: Grogan, John

Condition: Used

As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table.4 stars.-PeopleJohn Grogan, author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, Marley & Me, once again takes readers into his past, his memories, and his heart in The Longest Trip Home-a funny and poignant memoir of faith, family, and identity. A New York Times bestseller in its own right, The Longest Trip Home has earned glowing accolades from the critics (Genuinely heartrending, -New York Times Wry and witty, -Washington Post; Entertaining, funny, and, best of all, always honest at its core, -St. Louis Post-Dispatch). And, just as Marley & Me was more than simply a dog book, John Grogans Longest Trip is much, much more than your typical story of a boys coming-of-age.How does a boy honor the parents he loves while breaking from the faith that defines them?A Coming-of-Age Story: From childhood pranks and first loves in 1960s suburban Detroit to forging an identity outside the confines of a loving but strict home. A Crisis of Faith: A deeply personal look at the struggle to reconcile a devout Catholic upbringing with the questions and doubts that come with growing older. A Heartwarming Family Memoir: Filled with the hilarious and heartfelt stories that made Marley & Me a beloved bestseller, this is a book for anyone who has ever loved, and been driven crazy by, their family. Aging Parents: A tender, unflinching portrait of the final years of his parents lives, and the journey of a son stepping into the role of caregiver for the father who always cared for him.