Author: Dan Chabot
Publisher: Babop/Dan Chabot; 1 edition (September 28, 2012)
Medium: Kindle
How far will a man go to atone for guilt?
When Derry and Amedee meet during her first day on the job at the Milwaukee Ledger, it is a collision of destinies. Their love affair is so intense and perfect and pure that they are certain it will be eternal. But when it ends in heartbreak, compounded by the ignominy of a disastrously mismanaged funeral service, Derry descends into an abyss of devastation and remorse and despair.
In his overpowering grief this tormented newspaperman embarks on an obsessive crusade for redemption, an astonishing twist that will leave readers tearful yet smiling in sympathetic admiration. His improbable, tender quest eventually will lead him to peace of mind, and to someone who will help him build a new life from the ashes of the past.
"Godspeed" is a bittersweet story of laughter and tears, irrepressible humor, reckless devotion, the value of true friendship, and unimaginable longing for the "forever" that can no longer be. And as the story and its astonishing twists unfold, a poignant question lingers: How can a lie be wrong if it makes so many people feel so good?
I've been out of reading sorts for the last few weeks. Not sure why. I've started and put down more books than I can count. A few were just not readable. Some were not what I expected. Others were just not capable of keeping my already shortened attention span. My reading mind was restless.
Then I picked up Mr. Chabot's Godspeed: a love story.
This book couldn't have come at a better time for me. I started reading this a day or so before the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. While so far away, I think this senseless act has touched everyone in some way. I'm still grappling with it, and can't bring myself to discuss it out loud because just the thought of mentioning it makes me choke up and words fail to form. I think Godspeed: a love story is just the kind of book that is needed at a time like this - at least for me, because it calmed my restless mind. Reading kept me away from the news and from the sadness for a little while.
Godspeed: a love story, yes, first and foremost is a love story. Love can come in multiple forms such as friendship, family, co-workers, a lover, and it can be found on the pages of this wonderful book. My readers mind was full again. This book is also about friendship. It goes to great lengths to show the meaning of true friends, and how they are there for you when you need them most, even if you don't realize it. Cherish them.
Godspeed: a love story is poignant, touching, heartbreaking, uplifting, laugh out loud funny, cleansing, has a cast of characters you wished were your friends, and is one of those books that you want to share with everyone you know and don't know and tell them that they HAVE to read it. It has twists and turns that bring you to an scenic view of beauty and colors you can only find in nature and see with your soul. If you've had a bad day, week or month, it will bring you back to a place that you thought you had lost. It will restore you faith in whatever you believe in most, if only for a few hours.
I cherished my hours with Derry and Amedee.
Thank you Mr. Chabot for those hours.
We are mourning together as a country. We need Derry more than ever, today.
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