The Leisure Seeker: A Novel

Name: The Leisure Seeker: A Novel
Rating: 4.333333492279053 (9 reviews)

Michael Zadoorian

Jan 2009 · Harper Collins

4.3

9 reviews

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290

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About this ebook

The unforgettable cross country journey of a runaway couple in their twilight years determined to meet the end of all roads on their own terms—a major motion picture from Sony Pictures Classics starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland.

The Robinas have shared a wonderful life for more than sixty years. Now in their eighties, Ella suffers from cancer and John has Alzheimer's. Yearning for one last adventure, the self-proclaimed "down-on-their-luck geezers" kidnap themselves from the adult children and doctors who seem to run their lives and steal away from their home in suburban Detroit on a forbidden vacation of rediscovery.

With Ella as his vigilant copilot, John steers their '78 Leisure Seeker RV along the forgotten roads of Route 66 toward Disneyland in search of a past they're having a damned hard time remembering. Yet Ella is determined to prove that, when it comes to life, you can go back for seconds—even when everyone says you can't.

“The Leisure Seeker is pretty much like life itself: joyous, painful, moving, tragic, mysterious, and not to be missed.”—Booklist, starred review

Ratings and reviews

4.3

9 reviews

Sherri Lucio

September 14, 2016

Elderly couple last trip in RV together, route 66, reliving life's memories. Funny, sad, Alzheimer's and how they deal with things on their trip

2 people found this review helpful

Danny Hicks

July 17, 2016

One hell of a real life love story!

1 person found this review helpful

donna mcmillin

November 29, 2017

Life changer!

About the author

Michael Zadoorian is the author of Second Hand and The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit: Stories.

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