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Thought-provoking, humorous, and filled with unforgettable characters, this book invites listeners to ponder what pictures they will have of themselves by the end of their lives.

Silvia Greco is broke and living with her father in New Jersey when her mother asks her for help in gathering their family to celebrate her younger brother's high school graduation. Uniting her feuding family members who haven't been together in more than six years and whose parents are newly separated is a truly great challenge. Can she make peace in her family and save them from devolving into families like those of her parents, with siblings who are estranged from one another?

Cosmo Greco gets laid off from his job, and he takes his sister up on her offer to drive with her to Portland. A near fatal car accident in the beginning of the trip wakes him up to the fragility of life and his dull, mediocre existence. Characters he meets along the way further open his eyes. But he's soon conflicted about whether to go back to his old way of life or to go forward in his journey of self-discovery. His inner conflict grows when he learns that the lay-off is ending, and he's been invited to interview for a promotional job. What will he do?