Muriel is great with Edward and helps Macon teach Edward things like sitting, staying, and walking on a leash. Finally, after being bit on the hand, Macon reaches out to Muriel, who has persistently tried to get Macon to hire her ever since they met. Macon’s siblings complain about Edward’s behavior, but Macon struggles to do anything about it because Edward belonged to Ethan. They don’t answer the phone, eat baked potatoes often, and play the same made-up card game they’ve played since they were children.

The Leary siblings are as peculiar as Macon with their habits, rituals, and organizational tendencies. Macon moves in with his siblings, Rose, Charles, and Porter, while his leg heals.

As these systems break down, Macon has an accident, resulting in a broken leg. When he returns, he commits to more systems to run the house. She agrees to let Macon board Edward and proposes that she give Edward obedience lessons. Desperate, Macon finds another vet, where he meets Muriel Pritchett. He learns Edward is blacklisted from the vet for biting a worker last time he was boarded. When it comes time for Macon to go on his next trip for work, he goes to board the family dog, Edward. After Sarah moves out, Macon restructures their house, creating a multitude of systems and contraptions to maximize comfort and convenience.

It’s been a year since their son, Ethan, was unexpectedly killed, and the two have grieved in very different ways. While driving back from a beach vacation, Macon’s wife, Sarah, informs him that she wants a divorce. Macon is an expert at finding the most comfortable and convenient solutions to average problems. “Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating…One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this.Macon Leary is a writer based out of Baltimore who creates travel guides for people who must travel on business but do not want to be bothered with discomfort or unexpected experiences. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler’s talents for making characters-and their relationships-feel both real and magical. Despite Macon’s best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the center of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Travel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine.

F rom the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author -an irresistible novel exploring the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one’s life after unspeakable tragedy.

The accidental tourist novel