From the beloved author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend comes a wonderful new novel about a struggling man, written entirely in lists.

1. Daniel Mayrock loves his wife Jill…more than anything.


2. Dan quit his job and opened a bookshop.


3. Jill is ready to have a baby.


4. Dan is scared; the bookshop isn't doing well. Financial crisis is imminent.


5. Dan hasn't told Jill about their financial trouble. He's ashamed.


6. Then Jill gets pregnant.

1. Dan wants to do something special.


2. He's a man who is tired of feeling ordinary.


3. He's sick of feeling like a failure.


4. Of living in the shadow of his wife's deceased first husband.