The Memory of Running
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Amazon review
Smithy Ide is 43, he is overweight, addicted to fast-food, cigarettes and alcohol. He has a simple job, no friends, let alone a girlfriend. But when Smithy starts telling you the story of his life, about his mother and father, his psychotic sister Bethany, and his bad habits, you can't help but become his friend. Because he is so open and honest about his life, and keeps nothing from you, not even the things he is ashamed of, you feel nothing but sympathy for Smithy and his story. You learn that he is sensitive, and that he has no clue as to what he should do with his emotions, but you also learn that he is courageous, pedaling his way across the US to retrieve the body of his long lost sister.
The people he meets during this journey, the friendly as well as the hostile, each teach him a little something about himself. And sometimes you have to laugh at his simplicity, his silly remarks and his bizarre adventures.
This is truly a wonderful book, written in a very accessible style. I think this will appeal to a lot of readers.
Smithy Ide is 43, he is overweight, addicted to fast-food, cigarettes and alcohol. He has a simple job, no friends, let alone a girlfriend. But when Smithy starts telling you the story of his life, about his mother and father, his psychotic sister Bethany, and his bad habits, you can't help but become his friend. Because he is so open and honest about his life, and keeps nothing from you, not even the things he is ashamed of, you feel nothing but sympathy for Smithy and his story. You learn that he is sensitive, and that he has no clue as to what he should do with his emotions, but you also learn that he is courageous, pedaling his way across the US to retrieve the body of his long lost sister.
The people he meets during this journey, the friendly as well as the hostile, each teach him a little something about himself. And sometimes you have to laugh at his simplicity, his silly remarks and his bizarre adventures.
This is truly a wonderful book, written in a very accessible style. I think this will appeal to a lot of readers.
Being released at Book party 15.12.2007 or at local Caritas Shop
