We're All Damaged by Matthew Norman

We're All Damaged by Matthew Norman is a hilarious romp through one man's disintegrating life. Left by his wife for another man, Andy heads to New York to drown his sorrows and try to forget the loss of his marriage, and also as we find out later, all of his friends and social connections. But after over a year of hiding, his grandfather is dying, and so back to Omaha Andy goes. What ensues is a series of misadventures and encounters with his old life, each one funnier than the last, though all touched with a dose of sadness. For Andy is sad, and broken, and a young friend of his grandfather's, Daisy, decides to help Andy put the pieces of his life back together again.

Along the way, Andy has to deal with his conservative talk radio host mother, the "Glitter Mafia" who keep harassing her for her anti-gay marriage stance, his father who himself seems to be unraveling,  his dying grandfather, his former friends who want nothing to do with him, and of course, his ex, whom he sorely wants back, but whose new boyfriend has other ideas. And then there is Daisy, this mysterious girl with questionable motives but good taste in T-shirts - why is she even bothering with a guy like Andy at all? If this all sounds sad, it's not! It's absolutely funny and a rip-roaring adventure through one man's misfortune. Norman's take away message - we are ALL damaged, but if you can't see the funny in that, then what's the point?