The Last True Love Story

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Road trip reignites intergenerational bonds, explores love.

'The Last True Love Story' will touch your heart with its tender narrative of a grandson's affection for his grandfather, who is struggling with Alzheimer's. As they embark on a cross-country journey, the authentic characters will invite you into a deeply personal adventure. This is a book that celebrates connections, memories, and the pursuit of meaning in life, perfect for those who appreciate tales of familial love and the complexities of growing up.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Last True Love Story

Regular price ₱490.05
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ISBN: 9781481429894
Authors: Brendan Kiely
Date of Publication: 2017-09-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.46
(rated by 1183 readers)

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From the critically acclaimed author of "The Gospel of Winter" and the coauthor of "All American Boys" comes a cool, contemplative spin on hot summer nights and the classic teen love story as two teens embark on a cross-country journey of the heart and soul. "The point of living is learning how to love." That’s what Gpa says. To Hendrix and Corrina, both seventeen but otherwise alike only in their loneliness, that sounds like another line from a pop song that tries to promise kids that life doesn’t actually suck. Okay, so: love. Sure. The thing about Corrina is her adoptive parents are suffocating, trying to mold her into someone acceptable, predictable, like them. She’s a musician, itching for any chance to escape, become the person she really wants to be. Whoever that is. And Hendrix, he’s cool. Kind of a poet. But also kind of lost. His dad is dead and his mom is married to her job. Gpa is his only real family, but he’s fading fast from Alzheimer’s. Looking for any way to help the man who raised him, Hendrix has made Gpa an impossible promise that he’ll get him back east to the hill where he first kissed his wife, before his illness wipes away all memory of her. One hot July night, Hendrix and Corrina decide to risk everything. They steal a car, spring Gpa from his assisted
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Road trip reignites intergenerational bonds, explores love.

'The Last True Love Story' will touch your heart with its tender narrative of a grandson's affection for his grandfather, who is struggling with Alzheimer's. As they embark on a cross-country journey, the authentic characters will invite you into a deeply personal adventure. This is a book that celebrates connections, memories, and the pursuit of meaning in life, perfect for those who appreciate tales of familial love and the complexities of growing up.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.