Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her posh Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself transported back to South Jersey where things remain largely unchanged from her unhappy childhood. In need of saving herself, she sets out to find and resurrect a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a horrific event in the classroom. Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances in this bid for renewed hope in the human race? This is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.
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Mención de Honor PEN/Hemingway Award, traducido a treinta idiomas y habitual en las listas de los más vendidos del New York Times , es el autor de Sorta Like a Rock Star , que recibió una crítica excelente, y de la novela para adultos Un final feliz , libro en que se basa la película premiada con un Óscar El lado bueno de las cosas . Vive en la región central de Massachusetts con su esposa, la novelista Alicia Bessette.