The Unexpected Guest

Name: The Unexpected Guest
Brand: Diversion Publishing
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How a Homeless Man from the Streets of L.A. Redefined Our Home

By: Michael Konik

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Hardcover | 5 May 2020

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304 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24

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An inspirational memoir about a Los Angeles couple that takes in a homeless man, and the transformational effect the experience has on all three of their lives.

For years, "Fisher King Mike" wandered the streets of LA, preaching to his people. On occasion, he'd share an open mic night with Michael Konik, who befriended the homeless man at a distance and offered a confused but sympathetic ear when the Fisher King lamented having to be so far away from his wife, Selena Gomez, and their several children. As the pair began to cautiously trust one another, confusion and distance gave way to friendship, and what came next astounded them both.

In this poignant memoir from bestselling author Michael Konik, "family" and "home" take on profound new meaning through one person's care for a stranger. Konik offered extra food when his unlikely new friend came by, a pair of pants when it was clear he needed them, and wondered how much he, as a person, owed the troubled Fisher King--a question all of America faces, with a total of 552,830 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2018.

When Konik and his wife offered Mike a place in their home, handy as he turned out to be with household projects, they were delighted with his transformation from Fisher King to Caretaker. Gone was the man who gave sermons about his estate next door to Kanye West, and the man drifting through life, wondering at his purpose and what was missing. What each never saw coming was their own transformation and the lessons they'd learn in what it meant to not only be good people, but be human.

Industry Reviews

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

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