This is one man’s journey through the ups and downs of life. An autobiographical account of how Micheal Gill losses everything from his job, to family and friends. A workaholic who left everything to be an advertising professional and a proud one at that, becomes redundant as he grows old in his job when the need of the hour becomes young and yippee creativity. His wife leaves him when she knows of his extra-marital affair, his children now all grown up have their own lives to live.
From a man who frequents Starbucks on business meetings, he becomes a man at the counter or ‘the partner’ (the term used for baristas at Starbucks) when he ends up by chance at a recruiting Starbucks outlet. He quickly grabs the opportunity when he knows he has not much time to think with his impending medical condition and pressure of day to day living.
The events which unfold when he is at Starbucks becomes a life altering experience for him and a thought provoking read for any. The writing almost borders on fictional autobiography (Thanks to Oprah for inspiring the term) when the twist and turn of events are too surreal.
The book teaches humility and most of all foreseeing a rainy day. The author breezes through subtlety and humour even during his lean/dark days, an inspiringly bold attempt at seeing the light of the day.
Grab you venti or tall, skimmed or with cream, caf or decaf sit at your favourite spot and finish this unputdownable.
