Thank You, Goodnight: A Novel

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In Thank You, Goodnight, hailed by Billboard as High Fidelity and About a Boy with a dose of Music & Lyrics thrown in, the lead singer of a one-hit wonder 90s band tries for one more swing at the fence.

Teddy Tremble is nearing forty and has settled into a comfortable groove, working at a stuffy law firm and living in a downtown apartment with a woman he thinks he might love. Sure, his days arent as exciting as the time he spent as the lead singer of Tremble, the rock band known for its mega-hit It Feels Like a Lie, but that life has long since passed its sell-by date.

But when Teddy gets a cryptic call from an old friend, hes catapulted into contemplating the unthinkable: reuniting Tremble for one last shot at rewriting history. Never mind that the band members havent spoken in ten years, that they left the music scene in a blazing cloud of indifference, and that the only fans who seem to miss them reside in an obscure little town in Switzerland.

If Teddy manages to snooker his band mates out of their adult lives, can a once immature, self-involved fallen idol find his way back to the topand possibly back to the one who got away Thank You, Goodnight is debut novelist Andy Abramowitzs hilarious, honest, and unfailingly heartfelt (The Washington Post) story about love, lyrics, and finding ones legacy in the unlikeliest of places.

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Soul-searching . . . Fun and unfailingly heartfelt. * Washington Post *
Read if: Youve got a secret hobby you wish was your job. * Businessweek (Seven Books Worth Your Summer Downtime) *
"Think High Fidelity and About a Boy with a dose of Music & Lyrics thrown in." * Billboard Magazine (This Summers Music Must-Reads) *
The literary equivalent of a good Cameron Crowe romantic comedy . . . There's an undeniable charm and gentle wit to this book. * Arkansas Democrat Gazette *
A novel for those of us who longed to be rock n roll stars while settling for our routine day jobs. * Fort Worth Star-Telegram *
An edgy, funny story about the lead singer of a one-hit-wonder 90s rock band now working as a lawyer who ends up getting the band back togetherwith surprising results. * DuJour Magazine *
Very funny, deftly done . . . With a good deal of compassion and a great eye for the comic detail, Abramowitz delves a little deeper here. . . . A pleasure to behold. * Booklist *
"The pacing is quick, the emotional current soars, and the dialogue rings true. Abramowitz's debut is both funny and compassionate, using the world of the music industry to illustrate the questions of life and legacy that so many of us ponder." * Kirkus Reviews *
Thank You, Goodnight is a hilarious send-up of the music industry, late-onset adulthood, and where the two often uncomfortably meet. Its also a sage novel for anyone who believes that our talents dont fade as we get older, they only get better. -- Rick Springfield, author and Grammy Award-winning musician
What do you do when youve given up on your dreams at age 25 When youve flamed out embarrassingly after a brief stint as a rock star When youre now nearing 40 and have nothing and no one You put the band back together. In the character of Teddy Tremble, Andy Abramowitz has created a kind of 21st century Binx Bolling, a man in desperate search for meaning, maturity, and redemption. Funny, tender, and moving, Thank You, Goodnight is a debut from a writer to watch. -- John Kenney, author of Truth in Advertising
Andy Abramowitz nails it with Thank You, Goodnight, a novel that is both comic and seriousjust like real life. The characters are mordant and funny, the dialogue is crisp, and the story surprised me in delightful ways. What an accomplishment! -- David Small, author of Almost Famous
A wild and spirited story about dreams lost, found, and broken. After all the reading fun it didn't have to be wise, but it was. -- Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish

Author Bio

Andy Abramowitz lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters. He is a lawyer with a past in music, but he has no musical legacy to correct. Thank You, Goodnight is his first novel.