Bobby Wonderful, Bob Morris
Bobby Wonderful, Bob Morris
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Bobby Wonderful
An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents

Author: Bob Morris

Narrator: Bob Morris

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Twelve

Published: 06/02/2015


Synopsis

His mother's last word was his name. His father's was "Wonderful." Together they inspired the title for this true story of love and redemption.

Bob Morris was always the entertainer in his family, but not always a perfect son. When he finds his parents approaching the end of their lives, he begins to see his relationship to them in a whole new light and it changes his way of thinking.

How does an adult child with flaws and limitations figure out how to do his best for his ailing parents while still carrying on and enjoying his own life? And when their final days on earth come, how can he give them the best possible end?

In the tradition of bestselling memoirs by Christopher Buckley, Joan Didion, and with a dash of David Sedaris, Bobby Wonderful recounts two poignant deaths and one family's struggle to find the silver lining in them. As accessible as he is insightful, Bob Morris infuses each moment of his profound emotional journey with dark comedy, spiritual inquiry and brutally honest self-examination.

This is a little book. But it captures a big and universal experience.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay

Grab the tissues. I am in the phase of life where I will likely bury my own father far sooner than I'd like. I wish I could say I was as close to my father as Bobby was to his. Regardless, this was a wonderful memoir. I felt the pain over losing his mother, yet as my own father had an aortic aneurysm......more

Goodreads review by Debbie

This book brought up a lot of the feelings I have experienced over the last year in caring for elderly parents and dealing with the death of my father. I am now helping to care for my almost 98 year old mother. The author tells of his internal conflicts and very well could have been telling my story......more

Goodreads review by Ira

It's the book I told him not to write. He persevered and wrote a gorgeous, poignant memoir about saying goodbye to his parents. I have no choice but to give the old man five stars. He deserves them. The comments we've heard from readers have been touching. This book will make a difference in people'......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR BOB MORRIS'S ASSISTED LOVING
"Thanks you, Bob Morris, for your heartfelt contribution to the canon of father-son memoir."

Los Angeles Times

"A breezy, sweet, funny goodhearted story."— New York Times

"A funny take of father and son, filled with more than a few laughs."—USA Today