Leisure Seeker

Now a major film starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, a novel "e;like life itself: joyous, painful, moving, tragic, mysterious, and not to be missed"e; (Booklist, starred review). 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 "e;down-on-their-luck geezers"e; 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. "e;Come to the end and you'll say, Oh my God."e; Elmore Leonard, New York Times bestselling author of Get Shorty"e;A sweet natured travelogue that's about the end of the road in more ways than one."e; Bob Morris, author of Assisted Loving"e;An affecting road novel. . . . Ella's wise, feisty voice turns what could be a sappy melodrama into an authentic and funny love story."e; Publishers Weekly"e;Both achingly sad and intensely romantic, this unforgettable story of a last honeymoon hooked me from the first page."e; Marjorie Hart, author of the national bestseller Summer at Tiffany"e;Zadoorian is true to these geezers. He draws them in their most honest light . . . I hoped for a book that would make me laugh during these tight times, and I was rewarded."e; Los Angeles Times