Last Bus to Coffeeville by J P Henderson
Nancy Skidmore has Alzheimer's and her oldest friend Eugene Chaney III once more a purpose in life - to end hers When the moment for Gene to take Nancy to her desired death in Coffeeville arrives, she is unexpectedly admitted to the secure unit of a nursing home and he has to call upon his two remaining friends to help break her out: one his godson, a disgraced weatherman in the throes of a midlife crisis, and the other an ex-army marksman officially dead for forty years. On a tour bus once stolen from Paul McCartney, and joined by a young orphan boy searching for lost family, the band of misfits career towards Mississippi through a landscape of war, euthanasia, communism, religion and racism, and along the way discover the true meaning of love, family and - most important of all - friendship. Charming, uplifting and profoundly moving, Last Bus to Coffeeville is a chronicle of lives that have jumped the tracks; a tale of endings and new beginnings; a funny story about sad things.
There is heartbreak..black humour... and some of the charm of The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry * Daily Mail *
exceptionally good...The characters and plot are fantastic and I really couldn't praise it enough -- Blake Brooks * Bookseller *
A fun, upbeat and enjoyable read * Goodreads *
A fascinating and poignant novel -- Zarina de Ruiter * Woman's World *
the shimmering humour and life values Henderson explores are certainly something you wouldn't want to miss * The Star Online *
exceptionally good...The characters and plot are fantastic and I really couldn't praise it enough -- Blake Brooks * Bookseller *
A fun, upbeat and enjoyable read * Goodreads *
A fascinating and poignant novel -- Zarina de Ruiter * Woman's World *
the shimmering humour and life values Henderson explores are certainly something you wouldn't want to miss * The Star Online *
J Paul Henderson was born and grew up in Bradford, West Yorkshire, gained a Master's degree in American Studies and travelled to Afghanistan. He worked in a foundry, as a bus conductor, trained as an accountant and then, when the opportunity to return to academia arose, left for Mississippi, returning four years later with a doctorate in 20thC US History and more knowledge of Darlington Hoopes than was arguably necessary. (Hoopes was a Pennsylvanian socialist and the last presidential candidate of the American Socialist Party).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843443353 |
| ISBN 10 | 184344335X |
| Title | Last Bus to Coffeeville |
| Author | J P Henderson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Year published | 2014-04-22 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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