So Long, Chester Wheeler

The New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author's uplifting tale about the past—lost and found—follows two unlikely road trip companions as they unexpectedly unite.

When Lewis Madigan, a young, homosexual man out of employment, is forced to provide his unbearably bigoted neighbor Chester Wheeler end-of-life care, he becomes agitated. Lewis just needs the money; he doesn't need the frustration. Run errands, be available, and put up with a horrible old churl that no one else in Buffalo can stand are the only qualifications. Following a barrage of insults, back-and-forth, taunting, and button-pushing, Chester makes the big request to Lewis.

Lewis is unable to refuse Chester's last-ditch request, which is to take Chester to Arizona in his rust bucket Winnebago so he may see his ex-wife for the very final time in thirty-two years. Two thousand kilometers in one week. Lewis sees it as a revealing voyage into the secrets and lives of a frail man that he is at last starting to comprehend. A stranger, a neighbor, and a startling new acquaintance who is also just starting to find closure on a difficult past.

In the heartwarming book So Long, Chester Wheeler, we explore the depths of our hearts and souls to build relationships with unexpected people—only to find that they are the ones who really need it most.