David's life is a masterclass in bad timing. He's a single dad with a cosmic talent for attracting misfortune, a heart big enough to forgive it, and a patience that should be illegal. When a wrong bus ride lands him in a Pittsburgh synagogue, a chain of absurd, tender, and painfully honest misadventures begins-awkward jobs at a morally questionable nursing home, disastrously funny dates, and friendships that both wound and save you. Schlimazel is a comic, compassionate novel about the small catastrophes that make up a life-and the surprising ways they lead to meaning. If you love off-kilter humor with a warm center, slow-burn romance, found family, and protagonists who are hapless but deeply lovable, this story will make you laugh, then make you feel. A heartfelt, absurd, and unexpectedly hopeful journey through the chaos of being human.
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