Love May Fail Lib/E

Review [An] ode to bygone pop culture and the unattainable literary life.-- "Kirkus Reviews"A multicast presentation is ideal for this convoluted story and its many characters...Narrator Cris Dukehart skillfully presents Kane's anger and self-loathing and, finally, her determination as she seeks out her high school English teacher, the one man who's never let her down. Jim Meskimen deftly portrays the diminished Mr. Vernon, who left teaching after being attacked by a student. Kane comes alive as she helps him rediscover his love of teaching. Most entertaining is Lorna Raver as wine-loving, spirited Sister Maeve Smith, who never gives up praying for Kane and Vernon. Listeners will be exhilarated by this loving tribute to teachers, writers, and literature.-- "AudioFile"An easy, enjoyable, and thoughtful read with laughs and tears along the way.-- "Library Journal"Mr. Quick excels at writing what he knows and making readers feel intimately connected to his characters. Love May Fail also reflects his mastery of devising humorous dialogue, interlaced with rabid vulgarity.-- "Wall Street Journal"Quick immediately pulls you into his outrageous, in-your-face tale of love, loss and '80s metal, skillfully intertwining the stories of four characters. His writing is powerful, and oftentimes quite heartbreaking, but the conclusion of this emotional ride makes you recognize and appreciate a successful writer's capabilities.-- "RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars)"Quick nails it again with his quirky-but-damaged characters and gritty real-life stories-but this time, it's an ex-wife of a cheating pornographer, her hoarder of a mother, and her former high school English teacher both moving and delighting us.-- "Glamour"Quick specializes in offbeat characters who've been knocked down but won't stay down....Both irreverent and inspiring. -- "Nashville Arts"Quick, an ex-teacher, nails the symbiotic student-teacher relationship, with all of its attendant baggage, squarely on the head in this engaging slice-of-life dramedy with definite big-screen potential.-- "Booklist"This darkly funny, profanity-filled novel fits together, jagged edges and all, and readers will be engrossed.-- "Publishers Weekly" Product Description An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness--and her high school English teacher--in New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick's offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate, and hair metal.Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness in the world she believes still exists, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else--a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances on this madcap quest to restore a good man's reputation and find renewed hope in the human race? Love May Fail is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be. About the Author Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The Good Luck of Right Now and The Silver Linings Playbook, which was made into an Oscar-winning film, and . His work has been translated into thirty languages and has received a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention. Quick lives with his wife, the novelist-pianist Alicia Bessette, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.Cris Dukehart is a voiceover artist and Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. Her voice can also be heard across the country and around the world in commercials, e-learning projects, and corporate narration. She is a graduat