Description for Touch and Go
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
To escape an addiction, a young blind man in California steps into a station wagon with his friends and their foster kids to deliver a handmade casket to a dying grandfather in Florida. As they battle their way across the southern half of the nation, this rag-tag American family falls prey to love and lies, greed and violence, crime and Katrina. With a voice reminiscent of John Irving, Nodine produces a classic "road-picture" novel that is part Travels with Charley, part As I Lay Dying, and part On The Road. Touch and Go is a rich and rangy ... Read more
To escape an addiction, a young blind man in California steps into a station wagon with his friends and their foster kids to deliver a handmade casket to a dying grandfather in Florida. As they battle their way across the southern half of the nation, this rag-tag American family falls prey to love and lies, greed and violence, crime and Katrina. With a voice reminiscent of John Irving, Nodine produces a classic "road-picture" novel that is part Travels with Charley, part As I Lay Dying, and part On The Road. Touch and Go is a rich and rangy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Unbridled Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Lakewood, CO, United States
ISBN
9781609530617
SKU
V9781609530617
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Touch and Go
"The tension builds between these unforgettable characters until the explosive, heart-wrenching finish. Touch and Go manages to be both brutal and sweet at the same time."
Micah Perks, author of Pagan Time. "Touch and Go is a fascinating story that delivers a portrait of the resilience embedded in disability cultures. In the novel's family of characters, brokenness creates a ... Read more
Micah Perks, author of Pagan Time. "Touch and Go is a fascinating story that delivers a portrait of the resilience embedded in disability cultures. In the novel's family of characters, brokenness creates a ... Read more