Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles: A Novel

How much does the truth matter to you?

The truth here is that Ron Currie, Jr., wrote the book you now hold in your hands. The truth is that the protagonist of Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles is also named Ron Currie, Jr., and as you'd expect, he's an awful lot like the guy who wrote the book.

Both of them are writers; both of their fathers are dead; both of them are probably a bit too earnest for their own good. And they're each deeply in love with women whose beauty and allure are matched only by their elusiveness.

When Currie the character travels to a small Caribbean island to begin a new book about the woman he loves, he inadvertently fakes his own death, which turns out to be the best career move he's ever made - until he learns that the one thing that the world will not forgive is having been told a deeply satisfying lie.

'Currie's most grounded work yet . . . his gorgeously questioning prose explores the deeper meaning things gain after they are gone.' The New Yorker

'Sharp and sarcastic, Currie's dramatic story keeps you tethered in place . . . . A truly genuine love story wrapped in a series of comically improbable events.' The Daily Beast

'Resounds with humor and insight into love, loss, and reality . . . An astonishing feat of innovation with surprises on nearly every page, Currie's entrancing novel marks the work of a scathingly comic virtuoso.' Booklist