Bøker av Matthew Gonder

"A wacky memoir that is destined to become the new baby boomer Christmas classic." This TRUE STORY takes place in Portland, Oregon, 1968, and spans the month of December. A coming of age account of a dysfunctionally functional family. A widower with five children and his spinster sister roll with the punches as best they can in a collection of crazy, humorous and sentimental anecdotes full of surprises with an unexpected ending that actually happened!

"A must-read for every baby boomer!" "Music On The Move Out West" is a memoir that takes off where "Christmas On The Move Out West" ends. This true, crazy family adventure begins in 1969 and follows a widower and his five teenagers throughout multiple trials to find their home in the Pacific Northwest. Spanning four years, two states and four cities, this story of tough knocks and discoveries takes the reader back to a time when less was more and authority was granted to schoolteachers. A growing-up account that reminds us of the expression: "where there's a will, there's a way" accompanied by a musical soundtrack of top 40 radio hits from the early '70s that will make everyone sing along!