You Only Call When You're in Trouble A Novel

Stephen McCauley

eBook - 2024

"I don't think I will find a book I love more this year."—Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author"Funny, poignant, joyous, explosive, but most of all affirming of our connections to one another. You Only Call When You're in Trouble is a book to cherish. A book that loves you back. What more could you want, my gosh? Read it!"—Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less Is LostIs it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself?After a lifetime of taking care of his impossible but irresistible sister and his cherished niece, Tom is ready to put himself first. An architect specializing in tiny houses, he finally has an opportunity to build his masterpiece—"his last... shot at leaving a footprint on the dying planet." Assuming, that is, he can stick to his resolution to keep the demands of his needy family at bay. Naturally, that's when his phone rings. His niece,... more