Where River Turns to Sky - Softcover

Kleiner, Gregg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380805596 ISBN 13: 9780380805594

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1999

Synopsis

Eighty-year-old George Castor promised he would never let his best friend Ralph die alone at the Silver Gardens Nursing Home--but Ralph passed on while George was away fishing. Distraught, guilt-stricken and seeking redemption, George buys a broken-down mansion in Looking glass, Oregon, paints it fire-engine red, and begins searching for other old folks to share it with him. Because George has made a new promise that will alter the course of the rest of his life. And, with the help of a miraculous old woman named Grace, he assembles a ragtag bunch of aging strangers, determined to make their last days on earth--and his own--an adventure.

About this title

About the Author:

At age 16, Gregg Kleiner spent a year in the mountains of northern Thailand as an exchange student. For a month of that year, he lived at a Buddhist monastery as a novice under the tutelage of an aged monk. He has worked as a dairy goat farmer, hotel concierge, freelance journalist, wildlife biologist, and technical writer. He lives in western Oregon with his partner Lori and their two small children, Eli and Sophia. Where River Turns To Sky is his first novel.

Review:

"A lovingly told story of aging...an insightful story about reconciliation--finding peace with our mistakes and each other. And it's apoignant story about dying with dignity--or at least flair...[Kleiner] has captured the essence of aging in these endearing, cantankerous, and very human characters."-- "Chicago Tribune"

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0380805596
• ISBN 13: 9780380805594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400