Everyone Here Is From Somewhere Else: A Novel

Jeff Wallach — Author Verified independent store

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In this stand-alone sequel and prequel to Mr. Wizard, middle-aged brothers Phillip and Spencer Elliot set out on a quest inspired by their late mother Jenny — a budding Egyptologis t as a girl, who promised herself she'd one day discover "wonderful things." From 1950s Brooklyn and the Catskill Mountains to present-day Portland, Oregon, and the fictitious Irish golf town of Ballydriocht, the brothers reckon with questions of permanence, change, and legacy, and try to find their true place in the world. Like its predecessor, Everyone Here Is From Somewhere Else moves in two directions at once — outward to the road, and back into the long arc of family. The result is a warm, funny, quietly ambitious novel about belonging and the stories we inherit, written by an author whose four decades of magazine work taught him exactly how much can fit inside a single scene. Published by Open Books. Reads on its own — no need to have read Mr. Wizard first. Praise for Everyone Here Is From Somewhere Else: "Wallach continues his chronicle of the Elliot brothers as they traverse landscapes of fresh discovery and human connection — a journey rich in humor, wit, and insight." — John Norville, co-writer of Tin Cup Also available on Amazon → Show more