Last Words

About the Book

At the age of eight Brian Foley realizes that he is going to die someday—he just doesn’t know when. Growing up in the normal craziness of the last half of the twentieth century, Brian wants to be a hero; all he has to do is find out how to become one. This is the story of Brian’s search for immortality and the meaning of life, and how he eventually succeeds in his quest, sort of. Last Words is a romp through the cemetery of life, a comic and sorrowful reminder of our common destination. Powerful and personal, it is also a novel that offers the magic words for making life livable.

About the Author

Mark Goodin was born in 1956 at Camp Pendleton, California. He is a writer, editor, and storyteller. He is also a surfer, a scuba diver, and on special occassions, a complete fool. The father of two and the husband of one, Goodin has been a reporter and assistant editor at three newspapers, written feature stories for national magazines, and authored a book about Yosemite. He lives in Ojai, California, and summers over in Greenland.