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Good for Nothing
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About The Book
Flip Mellis believes his recent past would be best described as: a man with his feet planted on terra firma. As a husband and father, he was a consistent breadwinner. As a business professional, he was a go-getter. For twenty years, he did all that was expected of him, if not much more.
But a job loss in his middle years, in the midst of a national economic crisis, has knocked Flip squarely on his big, soft ass, where he has been wallowing for nearly a year.
Over the course of one hectic week, replete with a cast of colorful characters, Flip is forced by circumstances of his own invention to finally get his life headed in the right direction. Like a pudgy, irritable toddler, he carefully tests his balance and lurches forward, stumbling around absurd obstacles and grasping for any solid purchase. Ultimately a spark of human resilience locked deep within his core begins to spread. The question becomes: will Flip's best efforts be enough to lead him safely to redemption or will they merely lead to a futile, purely graceless, and quixotic crash?
Product Details
- Publisher: Gallery Books (January 1, 2017)
- Length: 320 pages
- ISBN13: 9781507201626
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Raves and Reviews
"Flip Mellis is a hapless middle-age man...wallowing in self-pity and failure. A quirky and grim portrayal of a man's life circling the drain...there is dark humor here, and the story is by turns hilarious and poignant. Graham's message is clear: don't be like Flip."
– -Publishers Weekly
"Enchanated by Good for Nothing..."
– Stephen Fry
"This book could be the love-child of Bill Bryson and Martin Amis... but at its heart is a very serious point. It is about the tsunami of destruction that has hit Middle America since the financial crisis."
– Daily Mail
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- Author Photo (jpg): Brandon Graham Photograph by Mister King, Chicago(0.1 MB)
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