Days of May

An aging hipster encounters his misspent youth (1968 to be exact) 20 years after the misspending. By 1988, the current "roll back the clock" mindset was already well-established, and our hero suffers from crushing disappointment, divorce and drug abuse. The plot naturally includes sex, drugs; rock and roll -- even some violence during a Paris riot -- but can't escape a spiritual subtext: is there any power in goodness? The angelic female lead works strange "miracles." Why can't I?--amazon