Jacob Martin’s life is a mess. Separated, yet still trapped in a loveless marriage, he quit his steady teaching job to start a gig-based business writing student research papers for money. His estranged wife, self-centered and emotionally abusive, cares only that the money keeps coming in and never misses an opportunity to make her husband question his self-worth. But while Jacob wrestles from time to time with the unethical aspects of his new vocation and his overall lack of accomplishment, he is surviving. Then another in an overwhelming multitude of stressors is added to his life—enter Jacob’s dad, John Martin.
John suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Like many elderly individuals so afflicted, John’s memory prevents him from safely traveling independently, yet he continues to do so. Recently mourning the death of his wife, John sets out to travel from his home in Cincinnati to Jacob’s home in Colorado. He inevitably gets lost in Kansas City and thus sets in a motion the heartbreaking drama of a family watching over the sunset of their patriarch’s life.
In the spirit of Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, you’ll not only join the protagonist on his journey, you’ll share in his outlook on life and encyclopedic background knowledge along the way. Follow Jacob as he rescues his father, finds companionship and true love, and ultimately discovers his path forward in an emotional roller coaster of a story that will be having you laughing out loud one minute and wiping away tears the next. Purchase Dad and embark upon a journey that is bound to touch your heart, now available on Amazon.com!
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