{"product_id":"the-pickerings-last-tango-a-very-different-love-story-9781966629801","title":"The Pickerings' Last Tango: A Very Different Love Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA funny, heartbreaker of a novel about how (not) to kill your wife\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Pickering fell in love with Dorothy when they were just kids. Many years later, instead of enjoying their Florida retirement, he's plotting ways to kill her. At her request.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy has received a terminal cancer diagnosis and has asked Guy to help end her suffering. But there's a problem; he can't imagine killing her, and can't fathom living without her. So, Guy concocts a plan to deceive Dorothy with a fake terminal diagnosis of his own, hoping he can saunter through the pearly gates right beside his beloved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis final romantic gesture goes awry with Guy's repeated and clumsy attempts. Things are further complicated when a nosy neighbor gets suspicious and a rebellious teenage grandson unexpectedly arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomance meets comedy of errors in John Grayson Heide's witty tale of marriage, death, and spectacularly bad timing. A bold and darkly optimistic contemplation of the things we'll do for love, \u003cem\u003eThe Pickerings' Last Tango\u003c\/em\u003e is as tender as it is twisted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeide, John Grayson:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Grayson Heide\u003c\/b\u003e has written one previous novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Flight of the Pickerings\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous short stories and a few screenplays. When not fussing over his house plants in Sun Valley, Idaho, he spends time in Panama, Hawaii, and in pubs around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, while residing in Hawaii and stewing about losing his life's savings in a real estate venture gone sideways, he awoke one morning from a most engaging dream. The Pickerings' story was born. Directing his attention to writing lifted John from depression. \u003cem\u003eThe Flight of the Pickerings\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2016 and garnered a small but loyal fan base. \u003cem\u003eThe Pickerings' Last Tango\u003c\/em\u003e is an extensively rewritten version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the years, the author had four different editors who each contributed to some aspect of the book. Too many friends to mention individually also helped with encouragement and feedback. Thank you to all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pickerings' Last Tango\u003c\/em\u003e is dedicated to the author's late wife, Janice, who listened to his movie-like dream that fateful morning and said, \"You ought to write that.\" The author lost Janice to cancer in February 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"River Grove Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034160886034,"sku":"9781966629801","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69cc4dc5-803a-41b8-adc4-0b1f08c2000c.jpg?v=1770987376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pickerings-last-tango-a-very-different-love-story-9781966629801","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}