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"I think this brave story of a lost man's reconnection with the world
could become a generational touchstone, like Catch-22 or The
Catcher in the Rye... And hey, maybe it will save somebody's life'
STEPHEN KING
Trading stocks and shares out of his beautiful LA home, Richard Novak sees
no one except his trainer, housekeeper and nutritionist, who delivers regular
supplies of macrobiotic, low carb food. He is so out of touch with his feelings
that his life has slowed almost to a standstill. Following an attack of
inexplicable and excruciating pain that lands him in the emergency room,
Richard befriends Anhil, a doughnut shop owner. His solitary routine broken,
and his diet sabotaged by sugary baked goods, Richard's dramatic emotional
thaw begins ...
A sharp and wildly entertaining novel about new beginnings, transformation
and the weirdness of LA, This Book Will Save Your Life reveals what can
happen if you are willing to open up to the world around you.
"Glass-sharp fiction ... unusually good fun' METRO
"Consistently imaginative and very funny ... Homes is
excellent on the inner workings of men' TIME OuT
This book is a gentle, entertaining antidote to the
over-achievements of much of modern life ...it shifts
your perspective on life in the most darkly
entertaining way' OBSERVER
"While Richard Novak has virtually nothing
going for him, Homes proves, with this stylish,
compassionate tale of transformation, that
she has everything going for her ESQUIRE