My Darling Boy: A Novel [Hardcover]

One of Improbably entertaining& A sensitive portrait of parenthood& John Dufresne has an unfathomable ability to make me laugh and break my heart, often in the space of a single sentence. John Dufresne hits it out of the park with I suggest you don't blink when you read Dufresne's bookyou may just miss something you'll never want to forget. This novel will touch you with its story of family and redemption. It will also make you laugh. John Dufresne is a master when it comes to capturing the oddities and the earnest longings of the human heart. Reminiscent of Olney is Dufresnes broken everyman riding this more slapstick than noir merry-go-round, which sports a whacked out cast of dodgy characters, and enough witty wordplay and Florida mayhem to whet any readers whistle. Dig the ride but stick around for the tears, hijinks, and laughter. Hope endures in this dazzling transcendent novel about a father and son. John Dufresne writes with profound love, infinite heart and enviable talent; his best and the finest I have read in a very long time. In the hands of anyone but John Dufresne, Olneys situation could spell grimness a reader would run from. Only John Dufresne could have told this story in his singular way that leaves you right there with Olney, hoping, veering left toward Whynot. Dufresne transforms Florida and its citizens, already a bubble-off-plumb, into a magical universe populated by extraordinary beings. Dufresne offsets danger by wonder, hurt by hope, and sadness by love. I would give my left arm to live in Anastasia, and be off to search Whynot for the prodigal son.