From the author of the Oprah Book Club Pick Dream State, an extraordinary debut collection of nine unforgettable storiesstrikingly original, fiercely funny, and quietly heartbreakingportraying a group of misfits attempting to navigate mainstream America.

Writing from an impressive range of perspectivesmen and women, children and adults, immigrants and touristsPuchner deftly exposes the dark, tender undersides of his characters with arresting beauty and precision. Here are people fumbling for identity in a dehumanizing world, captured in moments that are hilarious, shocking, and transcendent, sometimes all at once. Unfailingly true, surprisingly moving, and impossible to forget, these stories make up an extraordinary and strikingly original collection.