Long Gone Daddy
(eBook)

English

Enki Library eBook.

"Harlan Q and his minister father learn to understand each other on the road. "The first time I met my grandfather, he was laid up on a porcelain prep table at the Hamilton-Johnston Funeral Home. His eyes were wide open and he had a grin on his face, but he was dead as a doornail." The old man's will leaves a chunk of money and a Cadillac convertible, but stipulates that his body must be buried in Las Vegas Harlan Q is ready to make the trip in order to get away from Paps, his Bible-thumping father, who doesn't take to money made by cards and whiskey. Through a little creative coaxing, Harlan Q convinces Paps to transport the quickly ripening body of his grandfather in the back of their station wagon, but it's a long, hot trip. As they drive the body back to its home, Harlan Q and his father pick up Warrior, a Hollywood-bound Zen-minded actor-in-training. Through flat tires, conversations over Chinese food, and a covert trip to visit his grandfather's bar, Harlan Q opens up to Warrior and learns to forgive his own prejudices about Paps's single-minded approach to life. Moreover, the trip forces Paps to question his own feelings about his long gone daddy, which may help as he tries to understand his rebellious son."--,Provided by publisher.

"The old man's will leaves a chunk of money and a Cadillac convertible, but stipulates that his body must be buried in Las Vegas. Harlan Q is ready to make the trip in order to get away from Paps, his Bible-thumping father, who doesn't take to money made by cards and whiskey. Through a little creative coaxing, Harlan Q convinces Paps to transport the quickly ripening body of his grandfather in the back of their station wagon, but it's a long, hot trip."--,Provided by publisher.