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The Leisure Seeker

By: Michael Zadoorian
Narrated by: Judith West
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*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.

©2009 Michael Zadoorian (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Family Life Fiction Literature & Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Small Town & Rural Tie-in Women's Fiction Comedy

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‘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

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A life's journey relived on a road trip.

Heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. Funny and insightful. cleverly crafted to challenge and provoke thought. A journey of love and aging and dementia and terminal illness. And choice and expectation and kindness and suffering.

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