Bill Warrington's Last Chance

<b>Part road odyssey part coming-of-age tale King's novel achieves the exact right balance of humor redemption and reconciliation. -<i>Booklist</i></b><p>James King's acclaimed debut novel is a rich multigenerational saga that soars with compassion and insight into the pain and joy of family life. Confronted with a diagnosis that threatens his most cherished memories Bill Warrington-a monumentally stubborn ex-Marine-hatches a daring scheme to grab the attention of his three grown children and patch up their differences. April his fifteen-year-old granddaughter wants nothing so much as to become a rock star on the West Coast making her the perfect-and perfectly willing-abductee on a cross- country trip. With the panorama of America as its backdrop their adventure becomes an unforgettable journey of discovery and atonement.</p>