Sammy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780578407883)

86 year old Sammy Levine desperately unhappy with his life in the Star of David nursing home, dreams of taking one last road trip with his wife Esther (who presently resides in an urn in his small room). After hatching and carrying out a carefully choreographed plan of escape, he loads Esther into a backpack and sets out for his hometown of New Orleans.

Sammy's odyssey includes the bucket list of all bucket lists, encompassing long buried secrets, unfinished business, a cast of feisty characters, laughter, suspense and a raucous ride through the haunts of his past. The twists and turns of this unique, coming of age story will fascinate any and all who join Sammy on his once in a lifetime quest to fulfill his destiny before it's too late.