The Gospel According to Josh

By the time Josh Rivedal turned twenty-five, he thought he'd have the perfect life-a few years singing on Broadway, followed by a starring role in his own television show. After which, his getaway home in the Hamptons would be featured in Better Homes & Gardens, and his face would grace the cover of the National Enquirer as Bigfoot's not-so-secret lover. Instead, his resume is filled with an assortment of minor league theatre and an appearance on The Maury Povich Show-a career sidetracked by his father's suicide, a lawsuit from his mother over his inheritance, and a break-up with his long-term girlfriend.

Tortured by his thoughts, he finds himself on the ledge of a fourth floor window, contemplating jumping out to inherit his familial legacy. In turn he must reach out to the only person who can help him before it's too late.

Based in part on his acclaimed one-man show, The Gospel According to Josh is a comedic and poignant true-to-life tale of love, loss, struggle, and survival-a gospel account of one young man's passage into manhood-his twenty-eight-year Gentile bar mitzvah.

This is the Conscious Ageing Trust edition, with a foreword by Dr. Max Mackay-James. Twenty-five percent of proceeds from this book will be donated to Conscious Ageing Trust and their subsidiaries, Diealog and Men Beyond 50. Conscious Ageing Trust is a "Get People Talking" charity employing strategies to break the taboo surrounding ageing, death and dying, to bring about positive change in people's lives, their communities and society. www.consciousageing.org