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Andy Carter was happy. He had a solid job. He ran 5Ks for charity. He was living a nice, safe Midwestern existence. And then his wife left him for a handsome paramedic down the street.

We're All Damaged begins after Andy has lost his job, ruined his best friend's wedding, and moved to New York City, where he lives in a tiny apartment with an angry cat named Jeter that isn't technically his. But before long he needs to go back to Omaha to say good-bye to his dying grandfather.

Back home, Andy is confronted with his past, which includes his ex, his ex's new boyfriend, his right-wing talk-radio-host mother, his parents' crumbling marriage, and his still-angry best friend.

As if these old problems weren't enough, Andy encounters an entirely new complication: Daisy. She has fifteen tattoos, no job, and her own difficult past. But she claims she is the only person who can help Andy be happy again, if only she weren't hiding a huge secret that will mess things up even more. Andy Carter needs a second chance at life, and Daisy--and the person Daisy pushes Andy to become--may be his last chance to set things right.

Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman

Blackbox by Nick Walker

Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan

Around the World With Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis

The Best a Man Can Get by John O'Farrell

E by Matt Beaumont

Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

Night of the Avenging Blowfish by John Welter

Care of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles

Wake Up, Sir! by Jonathan Ames

Father's Day by Simon Van Booy

One Big Damn Puzzler by John Harding

Plan B by Jonathan Tropper

The Book, the Film, the T-shirt by Matt Beaumont

Home Land by Sam Lipsyte

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday

Syrup by Max Barry

The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell