The transporting, immersive book of the summer: 'a book to lose yourself in' Guardian ⭐ An Oprah's Book Club pick ⭐ An instant New York Times bestseller ⭐ Book of the Year: The Times, Guardian, Woman & Home and BBC'The Paper Palace meets Jonathan Franzen' Sunday Times Style *'*A totally involving and moving literary page-turner' Clare Chambers, author of Shy Creatures 'Moving, funny and utterl...

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK AND AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'The kind of book you don't want to put down' Oprah Winfrey'[A] brilliantly panoramic tale of family ties' The Guardian'A rare pleasure' Ron Charles, Washington Post'Puchner's writing is almost flawless... moving, funny and utterly engrossing' The Times'A reader can't help fallin...

From the author of the Oprah Book Club Pick Dream State, an extraordinary debut collection of nine unforgettable stories—strikingly original, fiercely funny, and quietly heartbreaking—portraying a group of misfits attempting to navigate mainstream America.Writing from an impressive range of perspectives—men and women, children and adults, immigrants and tourists—Puchner deftly exposes the dark, tender undersides of his characters with arresting beauty and ...