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Nov 19, 2008
Robin
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This is the story of an elderly couple who take off across country in a motorhome. Happens all of the time, right? In this case, though, both are very poor health and may not survive the trip. This book comes out in February. Yes, I'm such a tease!! I loved this author's first book, SECOND HAND.
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Instead of riding out the last of their lives in doctors' offices and nursing homes, this octogenarian couple decide to take one last trip in their trusty RV down what is left of Route 66 (sneaking away from their very worried children to do so). This book is a meditation on growing old and facing death--sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, but always ringing with a clear and intelligent voice. She's got end stage cancer, he's got Alzheimer's, but what's important is that they both stil
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