Author: Matthew Quick
Type: Paperback
Read: 23rd May - 29th May 2017
Rating: 4/5
Published: 2nd February 2014 by Picador
Bartholomew Neil is thirty-eight and lost. He’s lived his whole life, up till a few weeks ago, with his devoted mum, but now she has died Bartholomew has no idea how to be on his own. His grief counsellor, Wendy, says he needs to find his flock and leave the nest. But how does a man whose whole life has been grounded learn how to fly? So Bartholomew turns to Richard Gere, the man his mum adored from afar, in the hope he can offer some answers. In Bartholomew’s letters to Richard Gere he explores philosophy and friendship, alien abduction and the mystery of women. The letters also reveal his heart-breaking need of a family, but when Bartholomew does manage to assemble a motley family of sorts, he seems to have taken on more than he bargained for . . .
I actually really liked this book. It was quirky, light-hearted and just fun to read.
Told in a series of letter to the actor Richard Gere, we learn of Bartholomew's life with his mother who has sadly passed away. We see a man learn how to live on his own wihtout someone there to constantly asure him and care for him.
It's a touching book, Bartholomew is an only child (he's technically an adult in this book) and never knew his father. His mother suffered with cancer and her only love was the actor Richard Gere and her church of who we meet Father McNamee.
As Bartholomew learns to talk about his feelings and Father McNamee learns to deal with his past, they embark on a trip to Canada with Elizabeth and Max who are too learning to deal with their demons. ITs a nice story of learning to live again, finding who you are and making friends in the process.
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