Edward Adrift

That's the flummoxed state of Edward Stanton, a forty-two-year-old with Asperger's syndrome. His job, his therapist, and his best friends are all gone. Even his nightly ritual of watching Dragnet reruns has short-circuited. But a call from his friend Donna in Idaho, telling him that her son Kyle is in trouble, launches Edward from his rigidly scheduled existence in Billings, Montana, to the open road. He and Kyle, a sweet little boy turned sullen adolescent, debate football, music, and bodily functions ("Why do you pee so much?" Kyle asks). All the while, inspired by dreams of the past, Edward tries to make peace with his life - and when he meets an eccentric motel owner, perhaps open it to love.

About the Author :
Craig Lancaster is a journalist who has worked at newspapers all over the country, including the San Jose Mercury News, where he served as lead editor for the paper's coverage of the BALCO steroids scandal. He wrote 600 Hours of Edward - winner of a Montana Book Award honorable mention and a High Plains Book Award - in less than 600 hours during National Novel Writing Month in 2008. His other books include the novel The Summer Son and the short story collection Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure. Lancaster lives in Billings, Montana, with his wife.

Review :
“...Edward Stanton is one of the more distinct and interesting characters you’ll encounter in contemporary fiction, and it’s never dull accompanying him. Edward Adrift, like 600 Hours before it, is such a well-written, big-hearted book that its pages fly by and will leave its readers no doubt hoping for a trilogy.” —Billings Gazette “Mr. Lancaster has triumphed again. With remarkable speed, he has made himself into one of Montana’s most important writers.” —The Billings Outpost “Edward Stanton is back! And he returns in a darkly funny novel that’s frequently lyrical and exhibits an uncanny grace. Once again, Craig Lancaster blesses us with a glimpse of universal emotions, and how the turnings of a human heart can be simple and complex at the same time.” —Ron Franscell, bestselling author of The Sourtoe Cocktail Club “It’s hard to know who I adore more: Craig Lancaster’s character Edward Stanton or Lancaster himself for creating him.” —Jessica Park, bestselling author of Flat-Out Love “Edward Adrift is that rarest of things: a sequel that is actually better than its predecessor. In the case of Craig Lancaster’s new book, that’s saying a lot because I loved 600 Hours of Edward with all the passionate joy of a botanist discovering a new butterfly. That first novel possessed a distinct voice told by a unique character who immediately endeared himself to the reader. Now, in Edward Adrift, Lancaster deepens our understanding of 42-year-old Edward Stanton, who is plowing through the world in spite of (or perhaps because of) his Asperger’s. Edward Adrift is richer, funnier, and even more moving than our first encounter with the man obsessed with time and temperature.” —David Abrams, author of Fobbit