Bob morris, author of assisted loving a sort of easy rider meets the notebook, michael zadoorian s poignant, funny, vibrant, and unforgettable novel, the leisure seeker, is a story of two seniors who escape from their. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name, starring donald sutherland and helen mirren, and was premiered at the 74th venice international film festival in 2017. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Now in their eighties, ella suffers from cancer and john has alzheimers. Yearning for one last adventure, the selfproclaimed downontheirluck geezers kidnap themselves from the adult children and doctors who seem to run their lives and steal away from their home in suburban detroit on a. Michael zadoorian is the author of three novels, beautiful music akashic books, the leisure seeker william morrow and second hand w. A motion picture of the leisure seeker starring helen mirren and donald sutherland was released in march 2018 by.
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