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Big Ray's obesity and his mean temper define him, at least to his family. When Big Ray dies, his son Daniel puts his feelings aside, for a while. Years later, Daniel attempts to reckon with the enduring, outsized memory of his father.

Exploring the deep emotional impact of tragedy, this book delves into the universal desire to alter painful past events, particularly those involving the loss of a loved one. It examines the soul-searching that follows such trauma, as individuals grapple with finding meaning in experiences that often seem senseless. Through this journey, the narrative highlights the complexities of grief and the human need for understanding and closure.

Jonathan Bender had important messages for the world, but they went unheard. He left behind unsent letters to various people in his life, including relatives, friends, coaches, teachers, and even God.

A novel by a unique and prominent voice in American fiction.

Jacob Winter is a man of principle, devoted to his wife and son. But his principles are put to the test when he discovers that his wife has been having an affair with another man - with violent results - and he finds himself bailed out of jail by a mysterious woman from his past. For a man who studiously avoids sensationalism, getting caught up with Alix Callahan, fiery lesbian ethnobotanist, and her bisexual partner, a sultry Americanized rainforest girl, is a shock to the system. And when he enters Green Girls, their tropical flower shop on the coast of Maine - complete with hallucinogenic herbs and a mini-jungle full of deadly poison-arrow frogs - Jacob finds himself tumbling headlong into a heady world of strangeness he never could have imagined.

A debut novel of love, loss, redemption and betrayal in which one man, in a bid to get his hands on a stash of dirty money without being sent to jail, fakes his own death and, with his wife, sets up a new identity in the Caymen Islands. But things do not go quite according to plan.