Doorman Wanted

<p><strong>...gem of a novel...</strong> -Lorna Landvik <em>Last Circle of Love</em></p><p><strong>...beautifully written story...</strong> -Robert Alexander <em>The Kitchen Boy</em></p><p><strong>... deft touch of a master storyteller...</strong> -Greg Fields <em>Through the Waters and the Wild</em></p><p><strong>An entertaining debut.</strong> -Sarah Stonich <em>Vacationland</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Henry Franken has a problem with money-he has too much of it. When his unprincipled father dies thirty-three-year-old Henry inherits a massive estate including an Upper East Side residential building. He must confront the reality of his new financial status directly conflicting with his well-honed identity as a progressive liberal. When he shows up to collect the keys to his father's building he notices a sign: Doorman Wanted. Seeing a chance to stave off the complexities of his inheritance Henry applies for the position under a pseudonym . . . and gets it. Now no one in the building knows that Doorman Franklin Hanratty is the building's new mysterious owner.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Through interactions with residents and the homeless outside his door Henry develops from an idealistic young person avoiding the demands of his fortune into a man who accepts the opportunity to direct that wealth toward a broader good.</span></p>