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The Leisure Seeker (2009)

by Michael Zadoorian(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061671789 (ISBN13: 9780061671784)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

William Morrow

review 1: Absolutely charming and often heartbreaking. Ella is one of the most well-flushed out and authentic character I've read in years. Being a native Detroiter I loved all the small references to the Detroit area. But the most enjoyable part of this book is the journey these two loving people take together, both down Route 66 and back into their shared history. Tears a plenty when I reached the last page of this one.
review 2: This is the unforgettable cross country journey of a runaway couple in their twilight years determined to meet the end of all roads on their own terms. "The Leisure Seeker" is the story of John and Ella Robina, a couple married 50+ years - she has stopped her cancer treatments, he has Alzheimer's - who kidnap themselves from the adult children... more and the doctors who seem to run their lives, and steal off on a forbidden vacation. Each battling their own infirmities, John pilots their '78 Leisure Seeker RV (it's the one with the left turn signal blinking) along the forgotten roads of Route 66 on a journey of rediscovery.They're not searching for America, but for a past that they're having a damned hard time remembering these days. Yet Ella is determined to prove that, when it comes to life, you can go back for seconds-sneak a little extra time, grab a small portion more, even when everyone says you can't. It's the story of Ella and John: the people they encounter, the problems they overcome, the lives they have lived , the love they share, and how their heartbreak at watching friends disappear into nursing homes inspired them to face the colossus at the end of all roads on their own terms.This book really spoke out to me, mostly because I have older parents that are in their 60's and I am afraid if they ever get dementia. It's so tragic to see it happen to people, but even more so when it happens to yours. This book kind of spoke to me as what would I do if it came to my family? What would I have done? It's a very hard decision to make, but I do know that I am trying to get them an RV. So they can have their last adventures together doing whatever they wanted.-Miss Kelsey's Review less

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