Thank You, Goodnight - by Andy Abramowitz (Paperback)

About the Book

"Nick Hornby meets Almost Famous in this side-splittingly funny coming-of-middle-age debut novel about the lead singer of a one-hit wonder 90s band who tries for one more swing at the fences"--

Book Synopsis

In Thank You, Goodnight, hailed by Billboard as "High Fidelity and About a Boy with a dose of Music & Lyrics thrown in," the lead singer of a one-hit wonder 90s band tries for one more swing at the fence.

Teddy Tremble is nearing forty and has settled into a comfortable groove, working at a stuffy law firm and living in a downtown apartment with a woman he thinks he might love. Sure, his days aren't as exciting as the time he spent as the lead singer of Tremble, the rock band known for its mega-hit "It Feels Like a Lie," but that life has long since passed its sell-by date.

But when Teddy gets a cryptic call from an old friend, he's catapulted into contemplating the unthinkable: reuniting Tremble for one last shot at rewriting history. Never mind that the band members haven't spoken in ten years, that they left the music scene in a blazing cloud of indifference, and that the only fans who seem to miss them reside in an obscure little town in Switzerland.

If Teddy manages to snooker his band mates out of their adult lives, can a once immature, self-involved fallen idol find his way back to the top--and possibly back to the one who got away? Thank You, Goodnight is debut novelist Andy Abramowitz's hilarious, honest, and "unfailingly heartfelt" (The Washington Post) story about love, lyrics, and finding one's legacy in the unlikeliest of places.

Review Quotes

"Thank You, Goodnight is a hilarious send-up of the music industry, late-onset adulthood, and where the two often uncomfortably meet. It's also a sage novel for anyone who believes that our talents don't fade as we get older, they only get better."--Rick Springfield, author and Grammy Award-winning musician

"A novel for those of us who longed to be rock 'n' roll stars while settling for our routine day jobs."-- "Fort Worth Star-Telegram"

"A wild and spirited story about dreams lost, found, and broken. After all the reading fun it didn't have to be wise, but it was."--Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish

"An edgy, funny story about the lead singer of a one-hit-wonder '90s rock band now working as a lawyer who ends up getting the band back together--with surprising results."-- "DuJour Magazine"

"Andy Abramowitz nails it with Thank You, Goodnight, a novel that is both comic and serious--just like real life. The characters are mordant and funny, the dialogue is crisp, and the story surprised me in delightful ways. What an accomplishment!"--David Small, author of Almost Famous

"Read if: You've got a secret hobby you wish was your job."-- "Businessweek ("Seven Books Worth Your Summer Downtime")"

"Soul-searching . . . Fun and unfailingly heartfelt."-- "Washington Post"

"The literary equivalent of a good Cameron Crowe romantic comedy . . . There's an undeniable charm and gentle wit to this book."-- "Arkansas Democrat Gazette"

"The pacing is quick, the emotional current soars, and the dialogue rings true. Abramowitz's debut is both funny and compassionate, using the world of the music industry to illustrate the questions of life and legacy that so many of us ponder."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"Think High Fidelity and About a Boy with a dose of Music & Lyrics thrown in."-- "Billboard Magazine ("This Summer's Music Must-Reads")"

"Very funny, deftly done . . . With a good deal of compassion and a great eye for the comic detail, Abramowitz delves a little deeper here. . . . A pleasure to behold."-- "Booklist"

"What do you do when you've given up on your dreams at age 25? When you've flamed out embarrassingly after a brief stint as a rock star? When you're now nearing 40 and have nothing and no one? You put the band back together. In the character of Teddy Tremble, Andy Abramowitz has created a kind of 21st century Binx Bolling, a man in desperate search for meaning, maturity, and redemption. Funny, tender, and moving, Thank You, Goodnight is a debut from a writer to watch."--John Kenney, author of Truth in Advertising