Patsy Milstrap wishes she could leave her past behind. At her concerned husband's gentle insistence, they take a vacation to Cedar Key, an idyllic island on Florida's Gulf Coast. When a familiar --- and most unexpected --- face greets her at a seaside restaurant, Patsy knows she can no longer run from the past. But what will opening old wounds mean? And what will the future hold?
Few books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchstones for the generations that follow. ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE is one such book. Years in the writing and rejected by 121 publishers, this modern epic of a man's search for meaning became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974. Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, it continues to inspire millions of readers. This 25th Anniversary Edition features a penetrating new Introduction by Robert Pirsig, in which he reveals his original intention about the book's controversial ending, as well as important typographical changes reflecting his ideas.
Bennie Salazar, an aging punk rocker and record executive, and the beautiful Sasha, the troubled young woman he employs, never discover each other's pasts, but the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other people whose paths intersect with theirs in the course of nearly 50 years. A Visit from the Goon Squad is about time, about survival, about our private terrors, and what happens when we fail to rebound.
No writer captures the seasons of our lives better than Judy Blume. SUMMER SISTERS is an extraordinary novel of reminiscence and awakening --- an unforgettable story of two women, two families and the friendships that shape a lifetime.
