Wow. An original book.

Nothing to See Here (2019) by Kevin Wilson

I loved the unusual and believable dialogue. A convincing, if odd, friendship.

Lillian is 28 and in a dead-end job.

Years ago, she was a scholarship student at an elite boarding school but was wrongly expelled when her privileged best friend Madison was caught with drugs.

Now Madison is married to a US senator and has two problem stepchildren who spontaneously combust whenever they get angry or upset.

Madison employs Lillian as the children’s guardian for the summer and the trio of outsiders discover they have much in common.

Funny, surreal and tender, Nothing to See Here portrays an unconventional, dysfunctional family in need of repair.

Guardian review

Roberta Stalzer:

I’m giving it a 5 star rating for its originality and the author’s ability to make me believe the idea of kids starting on fire when stressed, didn’t seem particularly odd. A fun read.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner

“I can’t believe how good this book is…. It’s wholly original. It’s also perfect….

Wilson writes with such a light touch….

The brilliance of the novel [is] that it distracts you with these weirdo characters and mesmerizing and funny sentences and then hits you in a way you didn’t see coming.

You’re laughing so hard you don’t even realize that you’ve suddenly caught fire.”