Finding Gordon Lipschitz - Paperback

by Shane H. Finkelstein (Author)

"Finding Gordon Lipschitz" is the story of one man's desperate search for his long-lost friend and high school valedictorian. At his twenty-five year high school reunion, Harris Greenberg realizes that his once promising life has turned into a depressing failure. When he discovers that Gordon Lipschitz hasn't been seen since graduation, Harris embarks on a desperate mission to find him. Enlisting the help of old friends, Gordon is found in the most unlikely place, a shell of his former self. The search becomes a journey of self-discovery for four friends whose lives turned out much differently than any of them expected. Critics Reviews "Finding Gordon Lipschitz is a wild, white-knuckle tale that crashes Long Island Jewish dysfunction into post-Katrina New Orleans chaos. Finkelstein's suddenly middle-aged protagonist must pay the tolls of his reckless youth, but even as he tackles divorce, depression, drug addiction, mental illness and unemployment, the story maintains a lively bounce and an easy wit." -David Peisner, SPIN Hilarious, raunchy, honest and entertaining, Finkelstein's novel will take you down, out, and everywhere in between with Harris Greenberg as he searches for his childhood friend and valedictorian Gordon Lipschitz. -Lauren Adam, Where Y'at Magazine "Finding Gordon Lipschitz is a gritty coming-of-age novel for adults. Harris Greenberg's search for his long-lost high school friend is funny, tense, and poignant. The story is an absolute winner." -James Thayer, author of "White Star" "Finding Gordon Lipschitz is a weird, wild and witty journey." -Bret Love, INsite Magazine

Author Biography

Shane Finkelstein grew up in Valley Stream, Long Island and majored in English at the University of Maryland. After college, he moved to Atlanta and published a magazine called University Reporter, which subsequently became INsite Magazine. After nine years in Atlanta, he met his soon to be wife Courtney and they travelled around the world in Y2K. Returning to the states, Shane and Courtney moved to New Orleans and opened five restaurants over the next decade. During his time in the Big Easy, Shane wrote articles for INsite Magazine, Where Y'at Magazine and the New Orleans Levee. Finding Gordon Lipschitz is his first full-length novel. He currently resides in Uptown New Orleans, has three children and is working on his first screenplay.