To learn more or place a hold, visit or call 84. Quick overview From the author of The Silver Linings Playbook, a funny and tender story about family, friendship, grief, love and. Highly recommended.įind this and similar titles from Charleston County Public Library. The reader will find himself uplifted by the courage and determination of Bartholomew and his friends. As they travel to Canada with Father McNamee to supposedly meet Bartholomew’s long lost father and see “Cat Parliament”, they each try to come to terms with the pain in their past and how they can move forward together.Īlthough Quick explores various aspects of mental illness, the story is never morose. Along his journey, Bartholomew meets Elizabeth, the “Girlbrarian” (girl librarian) of his dreams and her foul mouthed brother Max. The letters are funny, insightful and full of wisdom. This sets him on a path of self-reflection that is expressed through letters he writes to Gere. Going through his mother’s things after her death, he finds a form letter written to her several years ago by Richard Gere referencing Tibet and the summer Olympics. Buy a discounted Paperback of The Good Luck of Right Now online from Australias leading online. His redheaded grief counselor, Wendy, says he needs to find his flock and leave the nest. When she gets sick and dies, he has no idea how to be on his own. When his mother dies of cancer, Bartholomew is forced to confront life on his own. Booktopia has The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick. The Good Luck of Right Now For thirty-eight years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. The Good Luck of Right Now, By Matthew Quickīetter known as the author of the Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick has followed it up with an excellent and quirky story centered on Bartholomew Neil.įor all of his 39 years, Bartholomew has lived with his mother, never knowing a father other than the parish priest, Father McNamee.

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