'A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original.'—Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake 'Who better to give us the latest version of a recluse with a heart of gold than Walter?... It’s a gleeful, kooky and tender homage to Charles Portis’ “True Grit” with echoes of Tom Robbins and yes, Elinor Lipman too.” — Los Angeles Times A Vogue “Best Book of the Year” * An Amazon “Best Book of the Year” * A Publishers Weekly 'Most Anticipated' * A Washington Post “Most Anticipated” * An Oprah's Book Club “Best Summer Read” * An Esquire “Best Book of the Summer” An LA Times “Must Read Book for the Summer” * A New York Times “Book to Read This Summer” * A CBS Sunday “New Summer Read * An NPR “Dark Tale to Hit the Shelves” * A Lit Hub “Must Read Book for the Summer” * A Chicago Tribune “Summer Book” * A Minnesota Star Tribune 'Terrific Book for the Beach' * An Alta Magazine 'Book of the Month' * A New York Times 'New Book We Recommend' * A Lit Hub 'Best Reviewed
