All I Have in This World : A Novel (Hardcover)

from jbarr5

All I Have In This World by Michael Parker What first prompted me to apply to read this book was the title. It's not the material things we have that will live with us forever. This is a story about many people and I first found it confusing because of the chapters were from a different year and ...

from gilbertine

Two strangers meet over the purchase of a sky-blue 1984 Buick Electra. The story of their past mistakes and search for redemption is intertwined with the history of the car. (And yes, the sky-blue colour is significant.) This is a tale filled with regret and hope but also with humour and sympathy...

from SAMANTHA100

All I Have In This World, by Michael Parker, is an interesting story. Two strangers, Maria and Marcus, with much emotional baggage meet on a car lot. Each is considering buying the same car. Surprisingly Maria asks Marcus to co-own the car with her and just as surprisingly, he agrees. Over time, ...

from msbaba

"All I Have In This World," by award-winning author Michael Parker, is a subtle, psychologically rich, and emotionally satisfying literary novel about the torturous and strange paths that some individuals follow on the way from self-condemnation to self-acceptance. A sky blue, 1984 Buick Electra ...

from LynnB

All I Have in This World is the story of two damaged people: Maria, who has returned home after a tragic death forced her to flee ten years earlier; and Marcus, who has just lost his family's land, his girlfriend, and his dream of creating a learning centre. They meet in a used car lot, both inte...