Free Fall of Webster Cummings, The ..., Tom Bodett
Free Fall of Webster Cummings, The ..., Tom Bodett
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Free Fall of Webster Cummings, The - The American Odyssey Collection

Author: Tom Bodett

Narrator: Tom Bodett

Unabridged: 15 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/13/2009

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

In this epic drama from beloved radio personality Tom Bodett, a host of unforgettable characters from the end of the road - Alaska - venture to the lower 48 to discover an America they barely recognize. The first to arrive is Ed Flannigan, who has one arm, no job, and not a clue about how to get on with his life. Somehow he winds up in Quartz Creek, Oregon, contending with New Age colonists, organic vegetables, and a cranky old farmer who gives him peculiar and good advice about growing peaches. Meanwhile, Lloyd and Evelyn Decker leave home and hit the road in a powder blue Road Ranger to find their wayward children; Oliver the Dreamer, a soft-spoken amnesiac, finds a home and a family under a bridge in Seattle; and Webster Cummings, a statistical research analyst, survives a fall from a commuter plane to bring together these and other strange and wonderful characters for an unexpected revelation that alters all their lives.

About Tom Bodett

Tom Bodett grew up in Michigan and settled in Alaska twenty years ago. He became a nationally known radio personality through his work with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and his syndicated variety program "The End of the Road Radio Show." He is also widely known for his advertising work including those for Motel 6, "We'll Leave the Light on For You," and claims it is the only line he ever needed to say. Bodett raises his son in Homer, Alaska, and makes frequent odysseys South.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Larry on September 04, 2007

My personal favorite book by Tom Bodett. It had me eating peaches for weeks.......more

Goodreads review by Nicki on September 09, 2018

Probably about 15 years ago, my mom lent me a book called The Free Fall of Webster Cummings, written by Tom Bodett. We had a similar taste in books, and we lent to each other often. She was never one to hyperbolize anything, so when she said The Free Fall of Webster Cummings might just be one of her......more

Goodreads review by Dale on October 16, 2023

A Review of the Audiobook Originally published in 1995 by Brilliance Audio. Read by the author, Tom Bodett. Duration: 15 hours, 43 minutes. Unabridged. I think Tom Bodett's End of the Road series of short stories is just one of the best audiobook experiences out there. Technically, this book is part of t......more

Goodreads review by Cory on March 15, 2020

I don't remember exactly when I read this book, but I remember we found it in an aisle at Dollar General or something. Both my wife and I read it, and enjoyed it IMMENSELY. It's been several years since then, so I can't remember exactly what it was about, but I think it was a bit like the film Crash.......more

Goodreads review by Paula on December 07, 2017

Yes, this is written by the man behind the voice of the Motel 6 commercials! I loved this book. Bodett weaves an enticing story that comes together in the end in such a way that I would call it genius.......more

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