You Remind Me of Me

'Chaon's achievement is to rescue his characters from oblivion and make their lives seen as real as our own' -- New York Times Book Review 'Hypnotic ... haunting ... A lovely, insinuating book with a special staying power ' -- New York Times Book Review 'Remarkable ... Chaon has written an apparently claustrophobic novel that feels paradoxically large, generous and, ultimately, quite moving' -- Washington Post 'A remarkable debut novel that avoids grand statements but says plenty about America today ... Chaon's prose is precisely formulated and his observations of life are acute ... "You Remind Me of Me" is a beautifully written exploration of the emotional paths chosen by rootless people desperate to hold on' -- Literary Review 20050601 'Mesmerising ... "You Remind Me of Me" imparts a deeply moving empathy for lives gone sorely awry, its eventual optimism arrived at carefully enough so as not to betray its appreciation of life's hardships' -- The Times 20050618 'A heartbreakingly beautiful look at the architecture of thwarted desire and the rampant destruction that minor incidents can wreak upon the seemingly most ordinary of lives.' -- The Spectator 20050830 'Gritty, moving and memorable' -- Daily Mail 20060714 'Dan Chaon explores fundamental questions of identity and belonging in a story that successfully negotiates the fine line between touching and slushy' -- Guardian 20060714 'Admirable' -- Metro 20060714 'A remarkable first novel ...Not only satisfying but devastating' -- Editor's Choice, Entertainment Weekly 20060714 "The author can make even inconsequential details seem vividly real. The result is a novel that is absorbing from beginning to end' -- The Times 20060714 'A Chinese box of a novel, full of hidden pleasures and surprises' -- Elizabeth McCracken, author of 'The Giant's House' 20060714 'Chaon's writing is quite simply wonderful!a really good novel' -- Independent on Sunday 20060820

Jonah Doyle is six years old. He lives with his mother, his grandfather and their dog Elizabeth in a yellow house in South Dakota. It is a house full of tensions. And then one sunny day in early spring, a terrible accident occurs that will change the course of Jonah's life. That accident sets in motion a course of events that unfolds over the course of this spellbinding novel. Jonah sets off to find his adopted brother, whom he has never met. His journey across America in search of his family, and his own identity, is unforgettable.