'A complex and thought-provoking American comedy about love and the meaning of life' Daily Mail 'Inspiring . . . Matthew Quick has a way with wounded characters' Boston Globe Portia Kane has escaped her cheating husband only to find herself back at square one, living with her mom in a place she thought she'd left behind for ever. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness she believes still exists in the world, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else - a beloved high-school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident. Can Chuck, the handsome brother of Portia's old school friend, together with a sassy nun and a metal-head little boy, help Portia's chances in her bid for renewed hope in the human race? 'Quick nails it again . . . moving and delighting' Glamour USA 'An off-the-wall read . . . dark and different' Sun

Matthew Quick is the New York Times best-selling author of several novels, including The Silver Linings Playbook, which was made into an Oscar-winning film, and The Good Luck of Right Now. His work has been translated into thirty languages and has received a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention, among other accolades. He lives with his wife, novelist/pianist Alicia Bessette, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.