The Life List of Adrian Mandrick

[Adrian Mandrick] heads into the heart of darkness, and runs smack into his past... White makes Adrian a complex and oddly appealing character. -Publishers Weekly Far from an everyday bird book, The Life List of Adrian Mandrick takes our hobby as the starting point for a thoughtful look at how memory and the truth can be manipulated and sometimes ultimately restored. -Vermilion Flycatcher Read The Life List of Adrian Mandrick. Read it because it is tender and raw, beautiful and ultimately deeply moving. Don't read it because of the blurb. Read it because it will stay with you. -John Kenney, author of Truth In Advertising and winner of the 2014 Thurber Prize The Life List of Adrian Mandrick is impossible to put down: it's dramatic and fast-paced on every page, but still a poignant and intense look at a man and family reaching breaking point. - Claire Fuller, author of Swimming Lessons and Our Endless Numbered Days Stunning and lyrical, The Life List of Adrian Mandrick will make you want to both slow down to savor every elegant sentence and tear through for the heart-pounding plot-I couldn't put it down. A masterful debut from a profound talent. -Lisa Duffy, author of The Salt House Although a stellar work of literary fiction, at its heart, the book also is a plea for environmental awareness and a call to action to reverse the dangers our planet is facing. -The Faulkner Society The Life List of Adrian Mandrick is a poignant story of a man whose epic search for glory forces him to face his own human failures, all set against the backdrop of a stunning, natural world that there's still time to save. -Courtney Maum, author of Touch and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You [An] intense, poignant debut... This engaging, unusual novel successfully combines the best elements of a psychological portrait, a travel adventure, and a suspenseful mystery. -Library Journal (starred review) An immensely affecting observation of human nature and foibles. -Chicago Review of Books