Scattering Dad, by John Tynes

Complicated families breed complicated relationships, and the Walters family is no exception. When small-town doctor Henry Walters dies unexpectedly, his three children—wildly different from one another, and each coping with personal and professional crises—are called home by their mother for the funeral.

What awaits them is a massive surprise that sends them traveling together on a chaotic, darkly comic journey across the United States, fulfilling their father’s final wishes in accordance with a mysterious grand Plan. Along the way, they encounter scenic wonders, a cast of eclectic Americans, and a series of unanticipated misadventures.

As the miles pass, old tensions resurface. The siblings struggle to reconnect, reckon with their conflicting memories of their father, and find their way—unsteadily—toward the truth behind a stunning family secret.

“…a warm, funny, and deeply felt novel about the messy inheritance of family: what our parents leave us, what we owe each other, and how grief has a way of forcing the future.” – Jenny Porter, author of The Space Between