What would you risk to do the right thing?
Though Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, they are now professional enemies. To Amelia, whose life has been dedicated to charity, Matthew's job as a high-powered executive has turned him into a heartless person who doesn't care about anything but money.
And yet, on a frigid night, while walking to his upscale Philadelphia loft, Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge, face-to-face with a boy screaming for help. Homeless for most of his life, ten-year-old Danny is as streetwise as he is world-weary, and his desperation to save his three-year-old sister makes him every bit the match for the cynical executive. Before long, Matthew's unwilling involvement with Danny has set off a chain of events that draws in Amelia and even their old college friend, Ben -- and alters all of their lives irrevocably.
Dazzlingly written, with a riveting story that will resonate with book clubs and readers everywhere, Lisa Tucker's The Cure for Modern Life is a smart, humorous, big-hearted morality tale about the way we live now and what it means in the twenty-first century to be responsible, to care about other people, and to do the right thing.
Though Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, they are now professional enemies. To Amelia, whose life has been dedicated to charity, Matthew's job as a high-powered executive has turned him into a heartless person who doesn't care about anything but money.
And yet, on a frigid night, while walking to his upscale Philadelphia loft, Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge, face-to-face with a boy screaming for help. Homeless for most of his life, ten-year-old Danny is as streetwise as he is world-weary, and his desperation to save his three-year-old sister makes him every bit the match for the cynical executive. Before long, Matthew's unwilling involvement with Danny has set off a chain of events that draws in Amelia and even their old college friend, Ben -- and alters all of their lives irrevocably.
Dazzlingly written, with a riveting story that will resonate with book clubs and readers everywhere, Lisa Tucker's The Cure for Modern Life is a smart, humorous, big-hearted morality tale about the way we live now and what it means in the twenty-first century to be responsible, to care about other people, and to do the right thing.
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Hardback Editions
June 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 1-60285-207-3 / 9781602852075 (USA edition) Publisher: Center Point Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life: A Novel Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 0-7434-9279-X / 978-0-7434-9279-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Atria Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life: A Novel Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 0-7434-9280-3 / 978-0-7434-9280-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Washington Square Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2008 : Paperback
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2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Tucker Lisa ISBN: 1-74175-493-3 / 9781741754933 (Australia edition) Publisher: Allen & Unwin Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
February 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 1-4233-4889-3 / 978-1-4233-4889-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Value Priced Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 1-4233-4882-6 / 978-1-4233-4882-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 1-4233-4883-4 / 978-1-4233-4883-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 1-4233-4884-2 / 978-1-4233-4884-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : MP3 CD
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March 2008 : MP3 CD
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 1-4233-4886-9 / 978-1-4233-4886-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Cure for Modern Life Author(s): Lisa Tucker ISBN: 1-4233-4888-5 / 978-1-4233-4888-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
March 2008 : Kindle edition
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