A New Book by Jack Rikess
Just For
A Couple
Of Weeks
What it's like to be a caregiver for your dysfunctional family
Set in Scottsdale, Arizona, this is the story of a son thrust into caregiving for his aging parents — unprepared, overwhelmed, and somehow still finding moments of dark, desperate humor. Because sometimes love means showing up even when you have no idea what you're doing.
"Nobody tells you how long a couple weeks can be — or how much of yourself you'll leave behind in someone else's house."
— Jack Rikess, From the Author's Desk
About the Book
A Story About Family, Duty,
and Surviving Each Other
When the call comes — and it always comes — you think you're ready. You think it'll be a couple weeks. You'll fly to Scottsdale, get your parents sorted, and be back to your life before anyone notices you were gone.
Just A Couple Weeks is the story of what happens when it isn't. When the weeks stretch into something unrecognizable, when your parents are both more fragile and more stubborn than you imagined, and when the family dynamics you thought you'd outgrown come roaring back in a two-bedroom house in the Arizona heat.
With the sharp eye of a former stand-up comedian and the raw honesty of someone who lived it, Jack Rikess writes about caregiving the way nobody else does — with love, exhaustion, and the kind of dark humor that only comes from being in the room.
Setting
Scottsdale, Arizona
Themes
Family · Caregiving · Identity
Tone
Darkly comedic · Emotionally honest
About the Author
Jack Rikess
Jack Rikess spent years making audiences laugh as a stand-up comedian before he discovered that real life — specifically, his family's real life — was funnier, sadder, and more complicated than anything he could write for a set.
Just A Couple Weeks is his first book — a memoir-in-spirit drawn from the experience of caring for his aging parents in Scottsdale, AZ. It is honest, uncomfortable, and occasionally very funny.
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Set in
Scottsdale, Arizona
Ready to Read the Story?
Pick up Just A Couple Weeks and find out what happens when a couple weeks turns into something much longer.