For the last five years, Ben Allan has successfully kept dromomania the peculiar male hysteria known as the mid-life crisis at bay, even writing an award-winning essay on the subject. But when his fifteen minutes of fame become a countdown to his fiftieth birthday, Ben begins to see his own life reflected in those he has written about. Goaded by his father and colleagues, Ben begins to question why his life has turned out the way it has and what exactly is stopping him from running away from everything he feels is holding him down.

DAVID HOMEL is a writer, journalist, filmmaker, and translator. He is the author of five previous novels, including The Speaking Cure, which won the J.I. Segal Award of the Jewish Public Library, and the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Best Fiction from the Quebec Writers Federation. He has also written two childrens books, including Travels with my Family, which was co-authored with his wife, Canadian childrens author Marie-Louise Gay. He has translated several French works, receiving two Governor Generals Literary Awards for translation. Homel was born and raised in Chicago and currently resides in Montreal.

DAVID HOMEL is a writer, journalist, filmmaker, and translator. He is the author of five previous novels, including The Speaking Cure, which won the J.I. Segal Award of the Jewish Public Library, and the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Best Fiction from the Quebec Writer''s Federation. He has also written two children''s books, including Travels with my Family, which was co-authored with his wife, Canadian children''s author Marie-Louise Gay. He has translated several French works, receiving two Governor General''s Literary Awards for translation. Homel was born and raised in Chicago and currently resides in Montreal.

DAVID HOMEL is a writer, journalist, filmmaker, and translator. He is the author of five previous novels, including The Speaking Cure, which won the J.I. Segal Award of the Jewish Public Library, and the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Best Fiction from the Quebec Writers Federation. He has also written two childrens books, including Travels with my Family, which was co-authored with his wife, Canadian childrens author Marie-Louise Gay. He has translated several French works, receiving two Governor Generals Literary Awards for translation. Homel was born and raised in Chicago and currently resides in Montreal.