The Magnanimity of Truths and Thank You's

SHARON, Mass. - March 7, 2022 - PRLog -- Successful businessman and avid adventurer Gary Orleck makes his first journey into the writing world through debut novel, Travels with Maurice (TouchPoint Press, April 5, 2022). An autobiographical portrait following the passing of Orleck's close friend Maurice, Travels with Maurice displays the touching relationship that can arise from a simple 'thank you.'

As an Iranian socialite and billionaire, Maurice holds an enigmatic backstory Orleck strives to represent holistically by supplementing his own memories with research from media archives and news articles. What results is an honest homage to a lifelong friendship—one based on genuine human connection rather than wealth or status. By taking part in his memories of Maurice, Orleck hopes readers encounter the unflinching honesty that stands behind this retrospective nonfiction narrative.

About the Book
"A simple, 'thank you,' changed my life…"

Travels with Maurice is a portrait of a lifelong friendship between me, a tire salesman's son from Rhode Island, and the enigmatic Maurice—a fabulously wealthy Iranian socialite and son of a mysterious billionaire. Although mismatched, after college, we set off on a swashbuckling ad-venture through Europe. The narrative is similar to Bill Bryson's hit memoir, Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe, in that it concerns two friends traversing across Europe in search of enlightenment, beer, and women.

Travels with Maurice is available for pre-order at https://amzn.to/3pDZGJY. Travels with Maurice will also be available April 5, 2022 from major book retailers in eBook ($5.99) and paperback ($17.99). Wholesale from Ingram and TouchPoint Press.

About Gary Orleck
Gary Orleck is a successful businessman graduated from a prestigious college with a BSBA four-year degree. Gary worked to graduate in three years because he was in a rush to help his dad's business grow (which he did succeed in doing!). Gary worked his way around the USA on Route 66 in 1966, picking cotton in Texas, unloading trailer loads of books in St. Louis, and working at numerous Goodyear tire store all over California. Gary is so grateful for the opportunity his work gave him to experience a ten-week, twelve country, 19,985-mile jaunt through Europe with the sone of the richest man in the world in 1968. A simple thank you changed Gary's life, and opened a world few people will ever get to see.

About the Publisher
TouchPoint Press is a traditional publisher of fiction and nonfiction. Our staff is comprised of professionals whose collective experience in publishing, editing, journalism, design, and marketing set the stage behind our growing list of published titles. We are proud to work with talented authors and strive to be as innovative and energetic as possible from acquisitions to promotion before and after publication.