Bill Warrington's Last Chance

Name: Bill Warrington's Last Chance
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: James King
ISBN: 9781441751171

Author: James King

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 08/05/2010

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

This insightful novel follows Bill Warrington, an elderly Korean War veteran and widower, on his quest to reconcile with his three grown children. When his fifteenyearold granddaughter, April, runs away from home, Bill obliges her wish to drive from Ohio to San Francisco, where she hopes to become a rock singer. As the unlikely pair head west, he leaves clues intended to force Aprils mother and uncles to overcome their grievances and mutual distrust and work together to find them. A rich multigenerational saga, Bill Warringtons Last Chance soars with humor, compassion, and unflinching insight into the pain and joy of all family life, while the promise of a new generation shines bright against the ravages of aging in a man who does not go gentlyanywhere.

About James King

Mark Kermode calls James King "one of my favorite film critics and he writes with wit, flair and schoolboy-ish enthusiasm." King has presented movie shows for BBC Radio 1, 5Live, ITV, and Sky, and is an ambassador for BAFTA's annual Rising Star award. Matthew Broderick once signed his VHS copy of Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lori on November 19, 2011

Read 11/12/11 - 11/16/11 4 Stars - Strongly Recommended Pgs:291 Timing is everything. The week that my grandfather passed away is the week that I decided to start Bill Warrington's Last Chance. My grandfather lost his battle with cancer as Bill started losing his grip on his sanity, slowing sinking into......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on December 19, 2024

By the time I got to the end of this beautiful book, every member of this normal dysfuctional family was a good friend I was rooting for, even though I had seen them when they weren't at their very best. Funny, sad, suspenseful, touching, and so real.......more

Goodreads review by Naberius on June 26, 2010

Somehow, I just didn't completely warm to this book. Maybe it's just me, but while I found Bill an interesting character, the plot didn't always keep my interest, and I really didn't like some of the supporting characters. Bill's not always likeable. It could just be the Alzheimer's starting to chan......more

Goodreads review by Steffan on August 12, 2010

I'll be honest here and tell you that as soon as I started reading this book, I was getting flashes of Gran Torino in my brain. An aging, widowed Marine living alone at home and estranged from his children and starting to lose control of his mental faculties. I've read that when Gran Torino came out......more

Goodreads review by erin on September 30, 2024

This ornery old fellow grows on you, as does his sullen granddaughter. The other characters are relatively repulsive, intentionally I believe so that we focus on these two. I laughed, I chuckled and I snorted at the output from Bill and April during their westward adventure. And I felt the poignant......more