Polk Gulch - 5147

A DARKLY FUNNY STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, AND THE LINGERING FEAR OF DYING YOUNG. Wally isn’t exactly punk rock material. He’s a neurotic, self-deprecating sales rep in San Francisco who somehow wins the heart of Julie—a brash, beautiful drummer in a rising punk band. She’s everything he’s not: confident, loud, and entirely alive. But Wally has a problem. He’s convinced he won’t live to see forty—and he’s made detailed plans to help Julie move on after he’s gone, including picking out a potential boyfriend to replace him. When tragedy strikes, Wally spirals into a tailspin of booze, strippers, old wedding videos, and a Jack Russell terrier named after Joey Ramone. Somewhere between the Golden Gate Bridge and rock bottom, his friends step in as a chosen family—and slowly help him climb back toward something like life. Set in 1990s San Francisco, Polk Gulch is a painfully funny, unexpectedly tender novel about love, grief, identity, and the people who carry us through. It’s hard to die young when your friends won’t let you.
ASIN: B097XB76ST
VSKU: BVV.B097XB76ST.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Williams, Andrew Bardin
Binding: Paperback