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What book is this?
Posted: November 5th, 2016, 9:46 am
by MyNameIsUrl
I read this book a few years ago and am unable to remember the title or author. Can anyone help please?
It's set in the 1980s on the US west coast
The central character is a man, divorced, who lives in the hills above LA
He makes friends with the owner of the local donut shop
A neighbour is a 70s hippy guru
Another neighbour is a famous actor
There is an incident involving the rescue of a horse using a helicopter
Re: What book is this?
Posted: November 5th, 2016, 9:56 am
by Itsallaguess
MyNameIsUrl wrote:I read this book a few years ago and am unable to remember the title or author. Can anyone help please?
It's set in the 1980s on the US west coast
The central character is a man, divorced, who lives in the hills above LA
He makes friends with the owner of the local donut shop
A neighbour is a 70s hippy guru
Another neighbour is a famous actor
There is an incident involving the rescue of a horse using a helicopter
That'll be '
This Book Will Save Your Life' by
A.M.Homes -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Book-Will-Save-Your/dp/1862079331
I've never read the book, and didn't know anything about it until I read your post, but I do like to test my '
Google-fu' with things like this.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=google-fu
Did I get it right?
Cheers,
Itsallaguess
Re: What book is this?
Posted: November 5th, 2016, 10:35 am
by MyNameIsUrl
Having now checked that book on Amazon, you are right!
What blocked me from finding it myself during my own search is that I thought I would recognise the author and title when I saw it. In fact I have no recollection of either and my first reaction on seeing your reply was that you had got it wrong! On reading the reviews I don't think I would choose it again, but it certainly stuck in my mind.
Re: What book is this?
Posted: November 5th, 2016, 10:40 am
by Itsallaguess
MyNameIsUrl wrote:Having now checked that book on Amazon, you are right!
What blocked me from finding it myself during my own search is that I thought I would recognise the author and title when I saw it. In fact I have no recollection of either and my first reaction on seeing your reply was that you had got it wrong! On reading the reviews I don't think I would choose it again, but it certainly stuck in my mind.
Great stuff!
Cheers,
Itsallaguess