The Gospel According to Danny

<p><strong>A motormouth Philip Roth</strong>. Matt Bell author of <em>Appleseed</em></p><p>At the dawn of the new millennium Danny Gausepohl seems to have it all: a marriage to his college sweetheart Lia Adams-a middle-class Jewish academic- a steady job as head waiter at The American Bistro near the Bronx and his first home in Brewster. But the stability he's built is fragile. Missteps betrayals and a devastating school shooting upend his world unraveling everything he holds dear.</p><p>Meanwhile the nation itself is in turmoil. The Columbine massacre the contested Bush/Gore election and the tragedy of 9/11 mark the beginning of a new fractured America. Over the next fifteen years Danny is forced to navigate personal and national upheaval struggling to hold onto his identity as a hardworking husband and father. But when that identity is ripped away he faces his greatest challenge yet: reinventing himself in a country that no longer feels like home.</p><p><em>The Gospel According to Danny</em> is a deeply human story about love fatherhood and the cost of a divided nation perfect for fans of Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates and We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. As Danny grapples with the loss of his values beliefs and sense of self he must ask: Is there anything-or anyone-left to come home to?</p>