The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

A FUNNY AND TENDER STORY ABOUT FAMILY,
FRIENDSHIP, GRIEF, LOVE AND . . . RICHARD GERE.

Bartholomew Neil is thirty-eight and lost. He's lived his whole life,
up till a few weeks ago, with his devoted mum, but now she has died
Bartholomew has no idea how to be on his own. His grief counsellor,
Wendy, says he needs to find his flock and leave the nest. But how
does a man whose whole life has been grounded learn how to fly?

So Bartholomew turns to Richard Gere, the man his mum adored
from afar, in the hope he can offer some answers. In Batholomew's
letters to Richard Gere he explores philosophy and friendship, alien
abduction and the mystery of women. The letters also reveal his
heart-breaking need of a family, but when Bartholomew does
manage to assemble a motley family of sorts, he seems to have
taken on more than he bargained for ...

Genres: Contemporary Fiction - Humour - Mental Health
Condition: Good
Published: 2014 by Picador 
Pages: 284
ISBN: 9781447247500
Weight: 395g