You Are My Sunshine
A Story of Love, Promises, and a Really Long Bike Ride
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
A laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure, and a promise kept. It was only a few years after the starry-eyed young couple got married when scary news threatened to take the wind out of their sails. But Sean Dietrich's wife, Jamie, wouldn't let it. She dared to hope for and plan for a great big adventure, and she made him promise to do it with her. For love and the promise of biscuits along the way, Sean--who was never an athlete of any kind--undertook the bike ride of a lifetime and lived to talk about it. In this true-life tale, master storyteller Sean Dietrich--also known as the beloved columnist and creator of the blog and podcast "Sean of the South"--shares their hilarious, touching, and sometimes terrifying story of the long bike ride to conquer The Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Towpath trail. As you laugh out loud through every hard-won mile and lose yourself in his signature poignancy, you'll experience a great adventure that, in the end, will remind you of what's most important in life, the value of keeping your promises, and the importance of connection in your most treasured relationships. A feel-good read you won't be able to put down, You Are My Sunshine dares you to hope for an adventure of your own.
Endorsements (4)
“Praise for You Are My Sunshine Sean Dietrich’s sentences are the crack cocaine of literary humor. You Are My Sunshine is delivered with a style that would make Mark Twain jealous. Trust me: if you liked Lewis Grizzard, you will love Sean Dietrich!”
“A perfect collision of southern wit and tissue-reaching truths. Sean and Jamie’s story is authentic, raw, and inspiring. A must-read.”
“trail. With his characteristic humor, insight, and talent, Sean shows us what it means to keep going . . . through a cancer diagnosis, during a global pandemic, or just over the ridge in the next difficult climb.”
“Sean Dietrich is one of America’s greatest living storytellers. His writing is full of heart, humor, and honesty. The world would be a better place if more people read Sean Dietrich’s books. That’s a fact. Thank the good Lord that Sean Dietrich writes a lot better than he looks. How he landed a woman like Jamie, I’ll never know. Sean Dietrich has a gift for storytelling that makes me slightly envious. If I weren’t so much better looking than Sean Dietrich, I’d be jealous of how well he writes.”
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