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Type of bind: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.92
EAN num: 9780061726293
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN number: 006172629X
Label: HarperAudio
Manufacturer: HarperAudio
Quantity: 9
Page Count: 1
Printing Date: November 01, 2008
Publishing house: HarperAudio
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 222086
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Finding your place in the world can be the longest trip home . . .
In the highly anticipated follow-up to Marley & Me, John Grogan again works his magic, bringing us the story of what came first. Before there was Marley, there was a gleefully mischievous boy growing up in a devout Catholic home outside Detroit in the 1960s and '70s. Despite his loving parents' best efforts, John's attempts to meet their expectations failed spectacularly. Whether it was his disastrous very first confession, the purloined swigs of sacramental wine, or the fumbled attempts to sneak contraband past his father, John was figuring out that the faith and fervor that came so effortlessly to his parents somehow had eluded him.
And then one day, a strong-willed young woman named Jenny walked into his life. As their love grew, John began the painful, funny, and poignant journey into adulthood—away from his parents' orbit and into a life of his own. It would take a fateful call and the onset of illness to lead him on the final leg of his journey—the trip home again.
With his trademark blend of humour and pathos that made Marley & Me beloved by millions, John Grogan traces the universal journey each of us must take to find our unique place in the world. Filled with revelation and laugh-out-loud humor, The Longest Trip Home will capture your heart—but mostly it will make you want to reach out to those you love most.
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I purchased this book on CD because
1) i grew up as a Catholic and
2) my mother recently died.
So i thought that this story would be insightful and informative because of the similarities.
Well, the story is 90% about the author growing up being catholic and 10% dealing with a death in his family. No insight, very little emotion here.
Another point worth bringing up, some swearing and an uncomfortable preoccupation with sex
it basically is an avenue for the author to write his own version about growing up in a religion.
Growing up with many points that were common for me I realize that growing up Catholic was not as skewed as the author seems to make it out to be.
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