Doorman Wanted

"e;...gem of a novel..."e; -Lorna Landvik, Last Circle of Love"e;...beautifully written story..."e; -Robert Alexander, The Kitchen Boy"e;... deft touch of a master storyteller..."e; -Greg Fields, Through the Waters and the Wild"e;An entertaining debut."e; -Sarah Stonich, VacationlandHenry Franken has a problem with money-he has too much of it. When his unprincipled father dies, thirty-three-year-old Henry inherits a massive estate, including an Upper East Side residential building. He must confront the reality of his new financial status, directly conflicting with his well-honed identity as a "e;progressive liberal."e; When he shows up to collect the keys to his father's building, he notices a sign: "e;Doorman Wanted."e; Seeing a chance to stave off the complexities of his inheritance, Henry applies for the position under a pseudonym . . . and gets it. Now, no one in the building knows that Doorman "e;Franklin Hanratty"e; is the building's new mysterious owner.Through interactions with residents and the homeless outside his door, Henry develops from an idealistic young person avoiding the demands of his fortune, into a man who accepts the opportunity to direct that wealth toward a broader good.