The Good Luck of Right Now

Matthew Quick

eBook - 2014

A "funny and devastating" (Boston Globe) story about family, friendship, grief, acceptance & Richard Gere from a New York Times–bestselling author."Funny, touching, wise, and ultimately life-affirming." —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain"Quirky, feel-good fiction. . . . A whimsical, clever narrative." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)For thirty-eight years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. When she gets sick and dies, he has no idea how to be on his own. He thinks he's found a clue when he discovers a "Free Tibet" letter from Richard Gere hidden in his mother's underwear drawer. In her final days, Mom called him Richard—there must be a cosmic connecti...on.Bartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Gere a series of letters—Jung and the Dalai Lama, philosophy and faith, alien abduction and cat telepathy are all... more