Extraordinary Adventures: A Novel
May 2017 · Macmillan + ORM
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From the bestselling author of Big Fish, "a novel about finding one's way without a map while searching for the lost places of the human heart" (Wiley Cash, New York Times–bestselling author).
Edsel Bronfman works as a junior executive shipping clerk for an importer of Korean flatware. He lives in a seedy neighborhood and spends his free time with his spirited mother. Things happen to other people, and Bronfman knows it. Until, that is, he gets a call from operator 61217 telling him that he's won a free weekend at a beachfront condo in Destin, Florida. But there's a catch: the offer is intended for a couple, and Bronfman has only seventy-nine days to find someone to take with him.
The phone call jolts Bronfman into motion, initiating a series of truly extraordinary adventures as he sets out to find a companion for his weekend getaway. Open at last to the possibilities of life, Bronfman now believes that anything can happen. And it does.
A large-hearted and optimistic novel, Extraordinary Adventures is the latest from the New York Times–bestselling Daniel Wallace.
"The result is something much more than a remix of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, a concoction of off-kilter humor that turns achingly poignant." — StarNews
"As refreshing and original as his earlier novels . . . Daniel Wallace is one of those rare and wonderful writers who make it look easy." — The New York Times Book Review
"Offbeat giddiness . . . antics ensue, some racy, others more endearing, but definitely none ordinary." — The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
"Quirky and whimsical." — The Florida Times-Union
"Daniel Wallace's Extraordinary Adventures is deliciously funny, moving, and generous, and Edsel is unforgettable." —Mark Childress, author of One Mississippi
Edsel Bronfman works as a junior executive shipping clerk for an importer of Korean flatware. He lives in a seedy neighborhood and spends his free time with his spirited mother. Things happen to other people, and Bronfman knows it. Until, that is, he gets a call from operator 61217 telling him that he's won a free weekend at a beachfront condo in Destin, Florida. But there's a catch: the offer is intended for a couple, and Bronfman has only seventy-nine days to find someone to take with him.
The phone call jolts Bronfman into motion, initiating a series of truly extraordinary adventures as he sets out to find a companion for his weekend getaway. Open at last to the possibilities of life, Bronfman now believes that anything can happen. And it does.
A large-hearted and optimistic novel, Extraordinary Adventures is the latest from the New York Times–bestselling Daniel Wallace.
"The result is something much more than a remix of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, a concoction of off-kilter humor that turns achingly poignant." — StarNews
"As refreshing and original as his earlier novels . . . Daniel Wallace is one of those rare and wonderful writers who make it look easy." — The New York Times Book Review
"Offbeat giddiness . . . antics ensue, some racy, others more endearing, but definitely none ordinary." — The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
"Quirky and whimsical." — The Florida Times-Union
"Daniel Wallace's Extraordinary Adventures is deliciously funny, moving, and generous, and Edsel is unforgettable." —Mark Childress, author of One Mississippi
From the bestselling author of Big Fish, "a novel about finding one's way without a map while searching for the lost places of the human heart" (Wiley Cash, New York Times–bestselling author).
Edsel Bronfman works as a junior executive shipping clerk for an importer of Korean flatware. He lives ...
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DANIEL WALLACE the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he directs the Creative Writing Program. He is the author of the novels Big Fish, Ray in Reverse, The Watermelon King, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, and The Kings and Queens of Roam.
DANIEL WALLACE the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he directs the Creative Writing Program. He is the author of the novels Big Fish, Ray in Reverse, The Watermelon King, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, and The Ki...
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