There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes

by Robert Jacoby

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Pub Date Oct 01 2012 | Archive Date Jul 30 2013

Cloud Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Members' Titles

General Fiction (Adult) | Teens & YA

Description

You need your eyes, don't you?

So does Richard Issych. Two weeks ago he overdosed. Now he's fighting
for his life, finding threatening notes like that one on his
nightstand.

"There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes" is the story of 19-year-old
Richard Issych, who wakes to a harsh new reality inside an inpatient
unit. Now Richard's journey turns into one of revelations and
struggling through his own reasons for being as he discovers new
meanings for redemption, sacrifice, hope, love-and the will to live.

In the end, what are the reasons Noah packed no clothes? Richard can
only imagine. But it has something to do with a size 3XL bowling shirt
with the name "Noah" stitched over the pocket.

There are reasons . . . everyone uses his own dictionary.

There are reasons . . . some new heavens come from some new hells.

There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes

Advance Praise

“Despair and salvation mix to powerful effect in Jacoby’s debut novel
that follows a young man’s confrontation with suicide…. A confident,
strongly voiced portrait of despair and the flickering light at the
end of the tunnel.” – Kirkus Reviews

A "moving read that leaves you thinking and wondering ... It is the
story of one person's struggle to fit in somewhere, anywhere.... Read
it. Dare to be disturbed. Take a walk into the unknown. 5 stars." -
Reads by the Beach blog

"This book is so well written, I found it difficult to put down." -
Bookwinked blog

"... the power of Jacoby's prose and the emotional truth of Richard's
journey are irresistible.... If you liked Girl, Interrupted and
wondered how a boy would feel in that situation, this is the book for
you. The emotional journey of this shy and sensitive young man is
leavened with humor and beset by fear, but in the end holds a powerful
truth." - B. Morrison, poet and author

"...one of the most confusing, emotional, and daring books I have ever
read, and that is what makes me love it so much." - The Book Addicts
blog