Country People: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel by Daniel Mason

A GMA Book Club Pick — A Rollicking, Lyrical Novel from the Bestselling Author of North Woods

From Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Mason (North Woods) comes Country People — a joyous, absurd, and life-affirming story about a family’s leap into the unknown and one man’s unexpected reckoning with belief, stories, and connection.

Miles Krzelewski is a devoted husband, a doting father beloved for his wild bedtime stories, and the proud owner of a truffle-hunting dog in a land with no truffles. He’s also twelve years late on his PhD in Russian folktales and quietly haunted by the feeling that he’s become a disappointment to his family.

When his brilliant wife, Kate, accepts a visiting professorship in rural Vermont, the family packs up and heads east — leaving California behind for enchanted woods, eccentric neighbors, and a fresh start. Miles, ever the enthusiast, throws himself into their new life: new friends, local legends, and the thrill of possibility.

But when he stumbles upon a bizarre local legend that might be more than myth, Miles finds himself entangled in something far stranger — and more meaningful — than he ever imagined.