{"product_id":"the-good-luck-of-right-now-a-novel-isbn-9780062285614","title":"The Good Luck of Right Now: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Matthew Quick, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook,\u003c\/em\u003e comes a “simultaneously funny and devastating” (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e) story about family, friendship, grief, acceptance, and Richard Gere—an entertaining and inspiring tale that will leave you pondering the rhythms of the universe and marveling at the power of kindness and love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty-eight years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. When she gets sick and dies, he has no idea how to be on his own. His redheaded grief counselor, Wendy, says he needs to find his flock and leave the nest. But how does a man whose whole life has been grounded in his mom, Saturday mass, and the library learn how to fly?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBartholomew thinks he’s found a clue when he discovers a “Free Tibet” letter from Richard Gere hidden in his mother’s underwear drawer. In her final days, mom called him Richard—there must be a cosmic connection. Believing that the actor is meant to help him, Bartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Richard Gere a series of highly intimate letters. Jung and the Dalai Lama, philosophy and faith, alien abduction and cat telepathy, the Catholic Church and the mystery of women are all explored in his soul-baring epistles. But mostly the letters reveal one man’s heartbreakingly earnest attempt to assemble a family of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA struggling priest, a “Girlbrarian,” her feline-loving, foul-mouthed brother, and the spirit of Richard Gere join the quest to help Bartholomew. In a rented Ford Focus, they travel to Canada to see the cat Parliament and find his biological father . . . and discover so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFor thirty-eight years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. When she gets sick and dies, he has no idea how to be on his own. He thinks he's found a clue when he discovers a \"Free Tibet\" letter from Richard Gere hidden in his mother's underwear drawer. In her final days, Mom called him Richard—there must be a cosmic connection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Gere a series of letters—Jung and the Dalai Lama, philosophy and faith, alien abduction and cat telepathy are all explored in his soul-baring epistles. But mostly the letters reveal one man's desire to assemble a family of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA struggling priest, a \"Girlbrarian,\" her feline-loving, foul-mouthed brother, and the spirit of Richard Gere all join the quest to help Bartholomew. In a rented Ford Focus, they travel to Canada to see the Cat Parliament and find his biological father . . . and discover so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A gratifying romp….Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e know Quick’s penchant for emotionally troubled, big-hearted characters, and \u003ci\u003eGood Luck\u003c\/i\u003e will satisfy those readers and new ones alike.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople (Three Stars)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grade: A. Picking up a Matthew Quick novel is a lot like going to your favorite restaurant. You just know it is going to be good.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quirky, compelling….Reads rather like \u003ci\u003eA Confederacy of Dunces\u003c\/i\u003e removed 1,200 miles northeast. As with that novel, it’s impossible to come away unamused by \u003ci\u003eThe Good Luck of Rights Now\u003c\/i\u003e’s kindhearted presentation of the misadventures of a damaged soul.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A page-turner….\u003ci\u003eThe Good Luck of Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e is easy to read but difficult to characterize. Part fairy tale and part vision quest…it could more aptly be called an adult-onset bildungsroman….Quick, a master scene-setter, details Neil’s personal tragedy in prose that is simultaneously funny and devastating.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A page turner...Easy to read but difficult to characterize. Part fairy tale and part vision quest…[it] could more aptly be called an adult-onset bildungsroman….Quick, a master scene-setter, details Neil’s personal tragedy in prose that is simultaneously funny and devastating.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Life-affirming….Begins as a character study and morphs into a road novel, blending humorous set pieces-pack a Canadian hotel with UFO abductees and there’s bound to be fun-with poignant revelations about the novel’s main characters. It’s an unabashed tear-jerker.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Often funny, with humor that arises naturally from Bartholomew’s deadpan, literal view of the world….It’s easy to wish the best for Bartholomew.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColumbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gentle, wise, poignant and funny story about the nature of reality and the daily strength required of the brokenhearted to live in it. Quick makes no misstep; each scene, each character, each storyline is perfectly realized and seamlessly woven into the narrative….A delight from beginning to end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNashville Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mr. Quick ventures to the edges of society,...He rewards us with an irresistible urge to think the best of humanity, to understand not only the need to walk in someone else’s shoes but also the altruistic power attained from doing so.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book channels the same screwball sad sweetness we loved so much in \u003ci\u003eSilver Linings\u003c\/i\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ.com, \"The 8 Books You Need to Know This Month\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s impossible not to love each of these deeply flawed characters….As funny as it is touching, Quick’s latest effort is on par with \u003ci\u003eSilver Linings\u003c\/i\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today, Four Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Often marked as ‘crazy’ by those around them, [Quick’s] oddball protagonists…say out loud-and act upon-thoughts many of us have had, if perhaps kept inside….[With] \u003ci\u003eThe Good Luck of Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e, Quick has done it again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNashville Tennessean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not just a postbag of whimsical letters; it’s also a \u003ci\u003ebildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e….A tender tale that manages to be both light-hearted and philosophical.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Quick] has a rare skill in portraying characters with mental illness, which, when coupled with his deft hand at humor, produces compelling and important prose….fans of Wally Lamb, Mark Haddon, or Winston Groom will appreciate.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Original, compelling, uplifting. Quick celebrates the power of ordinary, flawed human beings to rescue themselves and each other. His writing is shot through with wit and humanity and an ultimately optimistic view of people, without ever becoming sentimental.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A knockout of a book that has something for everyone: humor, wisdom, plot twists, wholly original characters and Richard Gere.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quick returns to his offbeat, optimistic view of the world as only he can….an endearing celebration of the human spirit….Fans of bestselling author Matthew Quick’s \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e and its Academy Award-winning film adaptation will not be disappointed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Winningly madcap.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Everything I relish in a story: a flawed but sympathetic protagonist, a page-turning plot, and a cast of emotionally scarred characters for whom I rooted wholeheartedly. I loved this novel from its quirky and unconventional opening to its poignant, tear-inducing conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWally Lamb, author of We are Water and Wishin' and Hopin'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quirky, feel-good fiction….A whimsical, clever narrative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quick, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e, provides another offbeat gem populated with eccentric, fallible, intensely human characters….Humor, pathos, and quirky bends in the road define they odyssey, making it increasingly clear that it is all about the journey, not the destination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A quirky coming-of-age story….Quick writes with an engaging intimacy, capturing his narrator’s innocence and off-kilter philosophy, and the damaged souls in orbit around him.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A deeply nuanced portrait of an unconventional family unit, friendships of necessity, and life’s give and take.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNylon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Good Luck of Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire and entertain with the power of kindness, love and even the universe….a very enjoyable read for me, so much so that I delayed reading the final chapters not wanting it to end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurlington Times-News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pat is a fearless narrator; even his most outlandish delusions are so candidly expressed that the reader teeters between fear of heartbreak and the hope that Pat might actually yearn his way into happiness. It’s a charmingly nerve-wracking combination…The book is cinematic, but the writing still shimmers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Hardymon, NPR on The Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I found him [Pat Peoples] compelling and fascinating, and I found myself not only caring about him but rooting for him unashamedly, which, for an author is, I believe, what they mean by scoring a tour de force.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer on The Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tender, appealing…funny and satisfying.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer on The Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Friendship, family, connection and discovery intertwine in a marvelous way in this appealing novel. … In refusing to be defeated by pessimism, Pat learns about true silver linings, not pretty happy endings.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarilyn Dahl, Shelf Awareness on The Silver Linings Playbook, a Picks of the Year Selection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Endearing…touching and funny.… Pat [Peoples] is as sweet as a puppy, and his offbeat story has all the markings of a crowd-pleaser.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on The Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny, touching, wise, and ultimately life-affirming, THE GOOD LUCK OF RIGHT NOW is quite possibly the greatest feel-good misfit-road story I’ve had the good luck to read. 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