Odd One Out
"Wry... compelling... it gains in depth as the family members uncover the mysterious truths of the people they thought they knew best.” ―City Pages
Think Jonathan Tropper meets Little Miss Sunshine.
When a Minnesota father of three awakens his children late in the night with news that their mother has left him and is bound for California, they set off on a hilarious, emotionally charged cross-country road trip to find her. That trip is just the beginning; it takes another decade for the mystery of what really happened to be revealed—and for the healing to begin. Odd One Out traces this compelling story in three parts, told from three points of view, and unravels the chain of events that forever changes this unconventional, brilliant, damaged, and loving family.
We earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.
Book details
- Author
- Quinton Skinner
- Imprint
- Prospect Park Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 304
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Fiction › Literary
Fiction › Family Life
Fiction › Coming of Age - Topics
- fatherhood · minnesota · fathers · road trip · coming of age story · coming of age · family novel · domestic fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781938849954
About the author
Quinton Skinner is the author of the novels Amnesia Nights and 14 Degrees Below Zero , as well as the nonfiction books Do I Look Like a Daddy to You? A Survival Guide for First-Time Fathers and VH1 Behind the Music: Casualties of Rock . He has written nationally for publications including Variety , Glamour , American Theatre , and in the Twin Cities for all three of its major newspapers. He is currently the senior editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine.