The Limited Edition Bicentennial Cadillac Convertible Joy Ride
Eve is a frustrated sixteen-year-old who uncovers a dark family secret. Muriel is trapped in managed care by the son who stole her fortune. Taking advantage of a twisted moment, this unlikely pair embark on a murky mission to rectify their wrongs. Together they confront Muriel's wavering cognition, Eve's emotional wounds, and sometimes each other. They're on the road to salvation-unless their families catch them first!
Michael Jai Grant's new novel explores people's inclination to do the wrong things for the right reasons. He writes a provocative and spirited journey that challenges our notions of dementia and elder care, sexuality, the difference between religion and spirituality, and the complex world of Teenagedom. At its core, it delves into themes of friendship, family, liberation, and the circuitous routes we all take to finding our way home.
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"Michael Grant is a natural storyteller, literally setting the wheels in motion from the start. He has an eye for detail and obvious compassion for his characters, equally attuned to both teenage Eve and her octogenarian fellow runaway, Muriel. This is a road trip story unlike any you've read before, so jump into the back seat and enjoy the ride."
-Jennifer Armstrong, author of over 50 books including 'Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World'. Many of her books have been designated as Notable Books by the American Library Association and the International Reading Association.
"This is a capacious page-turner of a novel, old-fashioned in all the best ways. Grant engages the imagination and lifts the spirits as he draws on a singular mix of delightful influences: Imagine Thelma, Louise, and Herbie the Love Bug eating fried green tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café. With its poignant plotting, nimble prose and winking humor, Joy Ride is a joyful read."
- Jim Gladstone, writer and cultural journalist, author of 'The Big Book of Misunderstanding.'
"Michael Grant has written a thoroughly entertaining road trip bildungsroman whose principal characters consider their lives from opposite ends of existential crisis - the youthful angst of the as-yet-unknown, and a fading wisdom of how to accept the ultimately unknowable. With pathos and subversive humor, Grant constructs an intelligent framework for the plot, with a clever choice for narrator. All the elements of good storytelling are on display, told through prose with velocity and wit. It's a novel worthy of your consideration."
-Chris Millis, author, screenwriter
"Michael Grant's novel is a unique exploration of generational relationships and captures the truth that human connection supersedes age or circumstance. Michael Grant does a brilliant job of weaving his characters' many back stories into an entertaining page turner. Joy Ride illustrates that age has no limit on friendship, understanding, forgiveness and hope. Redemption is a beautiful thing especially when it involves a Cadillac! Bravo Michael Grant!"
-Candice Rosen, author
"Joy Ride is indeed an excursion, immersing the reader in a journey that highlights generational priorities and pitfalls. Grant deftly captures the essences of a teen girl and an aging
woman, putting their nuances into a delightful interplay as the two fumble through life on the lam. From the scent of a car that's out of its era to the physical repercussions of aging, the book hits all the senses. Joy Ride drives the reader through the intersections of family, religion, and identity, carefully considering their complexities. Grant gives his readers a front row in the backseat of the book's titular Cadillac to an engrossing story whose truths echo through all of our lives."
-Julie Casper Roth, Filmmaker-Educator
