Carry the Ocean
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Normal is just a setting on the dryer.
High school graduate Jeremey Samson is looking forward to burying his head under the covers and sleeping until it’s time to leave for college. Then a tornado named Emmet Washington enters his life. The young man with a double major in math and computer science is handsome, forward, wicked smart, interested in dating Jeremey—and he has autism.
But Jeremey doesn’t judge him for that. He’s too busy judging himself, as are his parents, who don’t believe in things like clinical depression. When Jeremey’s untreated illness reaches a critical breaking point, Emmet is the white knight who rescues him and brings him along as a roommate to The Roosevelt, a quirky new assisted living facility.
As Jeremey and Emmet find their feet at The Roosevelt, they begin to believe they can be loved for the men they are beyond their disabilities. But before they can trust enough to fall head over heels, they must trust their own convictions that friendship is a healing force and love can overcome any obstacle.
Customer Reviews
An Amazing Story
This story, Emmet’s and Jeremey’s is extraordinary. It is insightful, funny, happy, sad, educational, loving. There are a whole lot of emotions I experienced in reading this.
Emmet is autistic and Jeremy has a major depressive disorder. They form a loving relationship despite Jeremey’s parents’ ignorance to his needs; pushing him to be ‘normal’ and getting angry when he is overwhelmed. On the other hand, Emmet’s parents are wonderful, bringing him up to be empowered and the best he can be. A major event enables them both (despite both parents’ concerns) to move in to The Roosevelt, a new independent living facility, with support, for people with special needs. There are new challenges, new friends to make (one of whom was an enemy for Emmet) and achievements to be made.
I love Emmet’s and Jeremey’s relationship, how well they fit together and how they love each other. I love Emmet’s straight talking - when he knows he’s good at something, he will just say it. No false modesty there, not in Emmet’s world.
I learned a lot reading this story, and I checked out Carly’s Cafe, some TED talks on autism and Derek Paravicini, all mentioned in the story.
Excellent. Excellent. Five big stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟