Book description
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE meets Nicholas Sparks, THE BOOK OF WHY is an
original, arresting love story about a self-help author struggling to
find his way. Eric Newborn is used to dealing with people whose lives
are in crisis; he's the bestselling author of several motivational
books, and an inspirational speaker. When Eric's wife dies, he finds
that grief renders him helpless. There is no easy cure, no platitude to
comfort him, no replacement with which to fill the deep trough of his
loss. So he retreats, with his female dog, Ralph, to his isolated home
on Martha's Vineyard. Five years later, on a wild, storm-wracked night,
a car crashes at the end of Eric's lane and a woman turns up at his
door, seeking help. Sam is a fan who has tracked him down, convinced
that Eric will sort out the co-incidences that have both destroyed and
coloured her life. As Eric and Sam spin around one another like
constellations in a greater universe, they set out to search for answers
to their questions, and to find some meaning in the signs that we all
see. A powerful love story and an evocative exploration of the mechanics
of the soul, THE BOOK OF WHY is a tender, thought-provoking novel which
also addresses intricate questions about the nature of human joy.
'Remarkable...as dark and dazzling as a mine shaft studded with
diamonds' Nick Montemarano is the author of a story collection, If the
Sky Falls and a novel, A Fine Place. He is associate professor of
English at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.
