Bill Warrington's Last Chance: A Novel

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"Part road odyssey, part coming-of-age tale, King's novel achieves the exact right balance of humor, redemption, and reconciliation." -BooklistJames 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.

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"Funny and warm and touching...If you think there are lots more than two sides to any story, you should enjoy the expansive view of family life presented in [this] new novel."
-Joe Meyers, Connecticut Post

"Moving."
-People

"A fascinating novel of family dynamics that will resonate with readers on many levels."
-Holly Scudero, Sacramento Book Review

"Bill Warrington's Last Chance turns out to be quite a ride for all the characters involved-and it proves that taking a chance may not turn out exactly as you had planned, but it's darn worth a try."
-BookPage

"Part road odyssey, part coming-of-age tale, King's novel achieves the exact right balance of humor, redemption, and reconciliation."
-Booklist

"Bill Warrington's Last Chance is full of fascinating things to talk about-like the coming of age of a young girl juxtaposed with an old man's search for redemption, not to mention the touching but unsentimental way they grow to care for each other . . . Perhaps one of the best things you can say about a novel is that the story lingers after you finish it. I have gone on thinking about this one without trying."
-Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees

"This is what reading is about and what a good book is supposed to do."
-Sue Grafton, author of the Kinsey Millhone mystery series

Author Bio

James King lives in Wilton, Connecticut, with his wife and two children. This is his first novel.