Pre-Owned East of Denver (Paperback 9780142196885) by Gregory Hill

from tjsjohanna

I really liked the characters in this book - they were interesting and felt real. At the same time, the storyline wasn't particularly realistic. The circumstances were real - dealing with a parent who is losing their mind to Alzheimer's - but at the same time things felt unreal. Shakespeare lives...

from JackieBlem

On the surface, this is a simple book. A 40something Denver man, Stacey "Shakespeare" Williams takes an unscheduled trip to his boyhood home in Dorsey, CO only to find his father living in deep dementia and profound squalor. Shakes finds his caretaker dead in the bathroom (a week ago, from natura...

from BAP1012

I finished this book with a smile on my face. It's the story of a son who returns to his family farm in Colorado. His father has Alzheimer's and is failing fast and they are in the process of losing the farm which has been in their family for generations. Both are difficult situations but this bo...

from mdials

This ebook I received from the author was both humorous and a tear-jerker. A father and son living out their days with a group of “friends”, each of whom have their own uses for each other and their own faulty relationships with each other. Loved it!

from erinclark

I TOTALLY enjoyed this book. This is a sweet, dark, funny tale about a family with nowhere to go but down. 'Shakes' Williams has decided to return home to the farm he grew up on to bury the dead cat he had adopted as a stray. He finds his father Emmett a changed man, the house is a wreck and the ...