Independence Day - Softcover

Keeble, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349112959 ISBN 13: 9780349112954

Publisher: Abacus Press, 2001

Synopsis

Imagine you've just been dumped. Not just dumped but pushed out of Concorde at 60,000 feet with a grand piano tied to your testicles. You've asked the woman of your dreams to marry you after a seven-year passionate, transatlantic relationship and she's said "No". What? "No. I never want to see you again". Following his true love's rejection by the frozen waters of Niagara Falls, the honeymoon capital of the world, Jim Keeble follows his self-esteem south to America, the Land of the Free. From the fast flash of Las Vegas to the wolf-woods of Minnesota, he attempts to get his life back together on the road. From Aki, a Vegas showgirl for the 21st century, and the lap dancers of Glitter Gulch, to the Los Angeles surfers and starlets, from the attendees of the "Washington Post Personals Singles Party" to the crab-catchers' daughters of Virginia, "Independence Day" is a quest to find a girl that looks like Sunday but treats you like Saturday night.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Newly-weds are difficult to avoid in Niagara Falls. Each year, 500,000 freshly hitched sweethearts book themselves into one of the 55 motels offering heart-shaped Jacuzzis, tiger rugs, and mirrored ceilings. Thatıs 700 couples a day. Not the best place to be then, when you girlfriend rejects your proposal of marriage, proposing instead that you go your separate ways. His self-esteem heading south, Jim Keeble decides to follow suit, hoping that the women of America can help mend his broken heart. He says viva to Las Vegas and the showgirls of the 21st century; tries to catch a crab fisherıs daughter in historic Virginia; and cheers on an ex-cheerleader on a dude ranch in Arizona. Funny and romantic, Independence Day is a true-life travelogue of a broken heart.

About the Author:

Jim Keeble writes regularly for the travel pages of the DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES and the EVENING STANDARD.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abacus Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0349112959
• ISBN 13: 9780349112954
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256