Scarred by grief after their twelve-year-old son's senseless murder, Macon and Sarah Leary are losing their marriage too. Author of a series of guidebooks called 'Accidental Tourist' for businessmen who hate to travel, Macon journeys from lonely self-absorption to a new life with brassy Muriel, who renews and claims his heart.

"A writer of travel guides for businessmen who don't like to travel, Macon is the epitome of organization and efficient planning. To a man so imperturbable, Muriel is a disarming catastrophe."--Container.

Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems - getting the washing done, buying groceries and dog food, avoiding the neighbors ... After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon's attempts to run his own life become increasingly desperate - and more and more odd. Meanwhile, he has to get on with his work, writing tourist guides for business people. Then his dog Edward starts to bite people, and he has to send for Muriel, the dog trainer. And day by day, Macon's life gets more and more complicated. - Back cover.

Award-winning drama about the trials of one man. After a man loses his son and his wife leaves him, he becomes detached from the world, until a strange dog-trainer meets him and brings him back out.