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In the tradition of Big Fish, a poignant and eccentric novel about fathers, sons, and the power of stories to change the way we see the world—and the people—around us.
He’s a big man, my granddad, not necessarilyin size or proportion, but in other ways, like the manner in which he lives. The trouble in which he finds himself. The magic that heconjures and the spectacular things he believes.
When he was a younger man, Alistair McPhee was fond of escaping in his ’56 Chevy Bel Air, Lucy, named for the cherished wife who died and left him and their nine-year-old son Colin behind. Yearning for a way to connect to his itinerant father, Colin turned to writing screenplays inspired by the classic films they used to watch together, while Colin’s own son, Finn, grew up listening to his grandfather spin tales of danger, heartbreak, and redemption on the road.
Now, at the end of his life and wishing to feel the wind in his hair one last time, Alistair charges his grandson with a task: bring Lucy to him in San Francisco from New York, where a man named Yip has been keeping her safe. The long road west will lead Finn, accompanied by his disgruntled friend Randal and an ancient three-legged orange cat named Mrs. Dalloway, through the very cities that supposedly bore witness to Alistair’s greatest adventures, offering an unlikely lesson in the differences between facts and truth, between boys and men.
Driver’s Education is at once a literary adventure and a finely detailed family portrait, combining in a bold declaration of Grant Ginder’s outstanding storytelling gifts.
He’s a big man, my granddad, not necessarilyin size or proportion, but in other ways, like the manner in which he lives. The trouble in which he finds himself. The magic that heconjures and the spectacular things he believes.
When he was a younger man, Alistair McPhee was fond of escaping in his ’56 Chevy Bel Air, Lucy, named for the cherished wife who died and left him and their nine-year-old son Colin behind. Yearning for a way to connect to his itinerant father, Colin turned to writing screenplays inspired by the classic films they used to watch together, while Colin’s own son, Finn, grew up listening to his grandfather spin tales of danger, heartbreak, and redemption on the road.
Now, at the end of his life and wishing to feel the wind in his hair one last time, Alistair charges his grandson with a task: bring Lucy to him in San Francisco from New York, where a man named Yip has been keeping her safe. The long road west will lead Finn, accompanied by his disgruntled friend Randal and an ancient three-legged orange cat named Mrs. Dalloway, through the very cities that supposedly bore witness to Alistair’s greatest adventures, offering an unlikely lesson in the differences between facts and truth, between boys and men.
Driver’s Education is at once a literary adventure and a finely detailed family portrait, combining in a bold declaration of Grant Ginder’s outstanding storytelling gifts.
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"A sensitively observed story about storytelling."
"Ginder's writing is colorful, direct, and imaginative . . . At times, it is also achingly poignant . . . "Driver's Education" is a stirring, memorable trip."
"Magical realism with a dose of Middle American grit . . . What's most special here are the novel's freewheeling style and its willingness to engage big questions: How family stories originate, how they're warped over time, and what they tell us about ourselves and our heritage."
"[Ginder] manages to wrap unselfconscious quirkiness up in some very fine writing indeed, without ever sacrificing the story or the characters. A rare feat, in my reading experience, making it one of those--also rare--books I want to read aloud just for the joy of hearing precisely how the words have been strung together."
"Every once in a while, you read a book that you just can't shut up about. "Driver's Education" is that kind of book."
"A sentimental story of fathers and sons, the power of imagination, and a hilarious road trip from New York to the West Coast. . . . [Ginder] is a master storyteller."
"Lively, funny, gritty, and achingly real, Ginder's sophomore effort should appeal to fans of Junot Diaz and Michael Chabon."
"Part fairy tale, part picaresque, part coming-of-age tale, "Driver's Education" blends reality and the imagined in a sentimental brew about the stories that bind generations."
"An absorbing look at family history and the stories through which it is told."
"Ginder, author of the novel "This Is How It Starts", conjures an exciting cross-country journey, and an even more exciting journey across the lives and memories of a family."
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"Ginder's writing is colorful, direct, and imaginative . . . At times, it is also achingly poignant . . . "Driver's Education" is a stirring, memorable trip."
"Magical realism with a dose of Middle American grit . . . What's most special here are the novel's freewheeling style and its willingness to engage big questions: How family stories originate, how they're warped over time, and what they tell us about ourselves and our heritage."
"[Ginder] manages to wrap unselfconscious quirkiness up in some very fine writing indeed, without ever sacrificing the story or the characters. A rare feat, in my reading experience, making it one of those--also rare--books I want to read aloud just for the joy of hearing precisely how the words have been strung together."
"Every once in a while, you read a book that you just can't shut up about. "Driver's Education" is that kind of book."
"A sentimental story of fathers and sons, the power of imagination, and a hilarious road trip from New York to the West Coast. . . . [Ginder] is a master storyteller."
"Lively, funny, gritty, and achingly real, Ginder's sophomore effort should appeal to fans of Junot Diaz and Michael Chabon."
"Part fairy tale, part picaresque, part coming-of-age tale, "Driver's Education" blends reality and the imagined in a sentimental brew about the stories that bind generations."
"An absorbing look at family history and the stories through which it is told."
"Ginder, author of the novel "This Is How It Starts", conjures an exciting cross-country journey, and an even more exciting journey across the lives and memories of a family."
Grant Ginder is the author of This Is How It Starts. He received his MFA from NYU and lives in New York City.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date2013
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