Brand New Human Being

Compelling . . . The strength of Brand New Human Being is its realistic portrayal of trauma and its aftermath. Washington Post. Stay-at-home dad Logan Pyle is holding his life together by a thread: his larger-than-life father Gus has just died his wife is distant and his kindergarten-age son has regressed to drinking from a baby bottle and sucking his thumb. Complicating matters further is Bennie Guss beautiful young widow with whom Logan has a troubled past. When the thread finally snaps Logans actions threaten to tear the family he treasures apart. Carried by Logans wry original voice this moving debut follows one mans journey from child to parent.. Introspective and honest . . . Millers novel is sometimes funny sometimes heartbreaking but always a worthy exciting read. Siobhan Fallon author of You Know When the Men Are Gone. I devoured this novel. Millers debut is funny fast-paced and poignant and it depicts a father-son relationship unlike any Ive read before. Jim Gavin author of Middle Men