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A travel writer who hates travel meets a woman who disrupts his life
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What it is about
Macon Leary writes guidebooks for people who dislike travel. After his son is killed and his wife leaves, he withdraws into routine. A dog trainer named Muriel changes his life.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like gentle literary novels.
What you will get
It won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
The Accidental Tourist Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Grief · Quirky · Baltimore
Length
355 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
Characters
Macon Leary, Muriel Pritchett and the Leary family.
Setting
Baltimore.
What makes it different
A quiet comedy about a man’s routines.
Feel
Gentle, funny and sad.
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