The Unexpected Guest - How a Homeless Man from the Streets of L.A. Redefined Our Home

In this stirring memoir, discover the timely story of a couple that takes in a homeless man and the life-altering effect the experience has on all three of them.

About the author

Michael Konik is the bestselling author of twelve books, among them The Smart Money and Ella in Europe. Winner of the 2016 Barrelhouse Prize for his novel Year 14, Konik has been published in more than one hundred magazines, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Maxim. Dubbed "the dean of the world's gambling writers," his previous vocations include serving as an expert commentator on numerous FoxSports poker broadcasts, writing the golf column for Delta Sky, and performing as an improv comedian, jazz singer, and poet. Konik lives with his wife, Charmaine, and dog in Los Angeles, California.

Summary

In this stirring memoir, discover the timely story of a couple that takes in a homeless man and the life-altering effect the experience has on all three of them.

Additional text

For The Man with the $100,000 Breasts (1999):

“If we were gambling men, we’d give big odds you’ll like Konik’s book.” — Maxim

For In Search of Burningbush (2004):

“Few authors write as passionately about the game of golf as Michael Konik. In Search of Burningbush communicates why the greatest sport in the world has touched so many lives so deeply, including mine.” — Jack Nicklaus

“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with golf.” — USA TODAY

For Ella in Europe (2005):

“A highly convivial tour with dog. These pages offer plenty of easy fun, but they tug at something deeper as well. Ella tends to bring out the best in people, and she certainly brings it out in her owner.” — Kirkus Review

For Making It (2014):

“Add Konik’s name to Sinclair Lewis, Nathanael West and William Goldman on the list of Hollywood’s greatest satirists. Scorching, burning writing that blurs the line between reality and imagination.” — Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Michael Konik, Konik Michael
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.2020
• EAN: 9781635766967
• ISBN: 978-1-63576-696-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Hobby, home > Home improvement, DIY; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, Autobiography: general, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Alternative Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Memoirs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship, Poverty & unemployment, Housing & homelessness, Poverty and precarity, Housing and homelessness, HOUSE & HOME / Maintenance & Repair