The Reluctant Uber Guru: A Contemporary Fable

By Diane Demetre

He started driving for money. He kept driving for meaning.

Nick Stavros had it all-success, status, and a marriage that had endured decades. But when the Covid crisis closes his business, his world unravels. Crushed by debt and guilt from a devastating affair, seventy-year-old Nick is left with nothing but regret and one last chance to make things right.

After a raw confession, his wife, Michele, chooses to forgive, and Nick trades his corporate office for a rideshare car, becoming an Uber driver. What begins as a means to survive becomes an unexpected path to healing. His car turns into a confessional on wheels, where strangers share secrets, wisdom flows both ways, and Nick slowly transforms into something he never set out to be... a reluctant guru.

With humour, heartbreak, and grace, The Reluctant Uber Guru is a story of redemption, resilience, and the surprising roads that lead us home. Sometimes, losing everything is what's needed to discover the truth of who you are.

PUBLISHER NOTE: Contemporary. Family Life. Family Drama. 40,500 words. All characters depicted in this work of fiction are 18 years of age or older.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 173849795X
• ISBN13: 9781738497959
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Luminosity Publishing Llp
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"