The Guncle Abroad
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Celebrants comes the much-anticipated sequel to the Thurber Prize-Winning novel The Guncle.
Patrick O'Hara is back. It's been five years since his summer as his niece Maisie and nephew Grant’s caretaker after their mother’s passing. Patrick feels on top of the world… professionally. Some things have taken a back seat. Looking down both barrels at fifty, Patrick is single again after breaking things off with Emory. But at least he has a family to lean on. Until that family needs to again lean on him.
When his brother Greg announces he's getting remarried in Italy, Maisie and Grant are not thrilled and Patrick feels drawn to take them back under his wing. As they travel through Europe on their way to the wedding, Patrick tries his best to help them understand love, much as he once helped them comprehend grief. But in Italy, Patrick is overextended managing a groom with cold feet, his sister Clara’s flirting with guests left and right, a growing rivalry with the kids' alluring soon to be launt (lesbian aunt), and two anxious kids trying desperately to adjust to a new normal all culminating in a disastrous rehearsal dinner. Can Patrick save the day?
Gracing the page with his signature blend of humor and heart, Steven Rowley delivers the long-awaited sequel to a beloved story, all about the complicated bonds of family, love, and what it takes to rediscover yourself, even at the ripe age of fifty. Coming May 21, 2024.
An Indie Next Pick
A Library Reads Hall of Fame Pick
An Instant USA Today Bestseller
“Rowley’s cunning sequel is as much travelogue as uplifting love story, with happy endings all around.”
“Like its predecessor, Steven Rowley’s sequel is a heartfelt and funny tale of grief, joy and self-discovery.”
“Few authors possess the infectious mix of light- and heavy-heartedness that makes every Steven Rowley novel an experience; his gift is to make the reader laugh out loud one minute and clutch their chest the next.”
“The wise-cracking and wisdom-dropping protagonist of The Guncle returns for more adventures in Rowley’s diverting sequel . . . The author’s fans will gobble this up.”
“Infused with so much heart and humor that it will have you cracking up with laughter on one page and wiping a tear away on the next.”