Thanks to Courtney Brach of Touchstone Publicity | Simon & Schuster, Inc., I am giving away one print copy of Thank You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz.
Description of Thank You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz:
Nick Hornby meets Almost Famous in this side-splittingly funny coming-of-middle-age debut novel about the lead singer of a one-hit wonder 90s band who tries for one more swing at the fences.
Teddy Tremble is nearing forty and has settled into a comfortable groove, working at a stuffy law firm and living in a downtown apartment with a woman he thinks he might love. Sure, his days aren’t as exciting as the time he spent as the lead singer of Tremble, the rock band known for its mega-hit “It Feels Like a Lie,” but that life has long since passed its sell-by date.
But when Teddy gets a cryptic call from an old friend, he’s catapulted into contemplating the unthinkable: reuniting Tremble for one last shot at rewriting history. Never mind that the band members haven’t spoken in ten years, that they left the music scene in a blazing cloud of indifference, and that the only fans who seem to miss them reside in an obscure little town in Switzerland.
If Teddy manages to snooker his band mates out of their adult lives, can a once immature, self-involved fallen idol find his way back to the top–and possibly back to the one who got away? Thank You, Goodnight is debut novelist Andy Abramowitz’s hilarious, honest, and heartwarming story about love, lyrics, and finding one’s legacy in the unlikeliest of places.
Praise for Thank You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz:
KIRKUS: “The pacing is quick, the emotional current soars, and the dialogue rings true. Abramowitz’s debut is both funny and compassionate, using the world of the music industry to illustrate the questions of life and legacy that so many of us ponder.”
RICK SPRINGFIELD, bestselling author and Grammy Award-winning musician: “Thank You, Goodnight is a hilarious send-up of the music industry, late-onset adulthood, and where the two often uncomfortably meet.”
BOOKLIST: “Very funny, deftly done . . . With a good deal of compassion and a great eye for the comic detail, Abramowitz delves a little deeper here. . . . A pleasure to behold.”
JOHN KENNEY, author of Truth in Advertising: “In the character of Teddy Tremble, Andy Abramowitz has created a kind of twenty-first-century Binx Bolling, a man in desperate search for meaning, maturity, and redemption. Funny, tender, and moving.”
JUNE 2015 INDIE NEXT LIST (Georgette Coan, Barbara’s Bookstore): “A heartwarming, funny look at love, life, and second chances.”
Books about second chances are always fascinating.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Intriguing and unique novel. Thanks.
The faded rock star/second chance angle.
The book sounds fun to read. I got a thing for rock stars… lol
Thanks for the giveaway!
This sounds so fun, Teddy! I remember wanting to be in a rock band when I was young. Didn’t everybody? LOL
Sounds like a fun read for the summer.
According to the reviews, this man is not an author but a wizard! I am very intrigued and expect to love it whenever I read it. Thanks for featuring it here, Teddy. Cheers, Kara S