{"product_id":"the-accidental-future-of-dean-derek-mcfadden-9781915221216","title":"The Accidental Future of Dean Harris: An Uplifting Story of Second Chances, Success, and the Lives We Think We Want to Live","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDean Harris finally has everything he ever wanted. The only problem? He might still be asleep.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter Dean Harris lives in the narrow gap between \"visionary\" and \"fraud.\" He's spent years hammering at the gates of success, waiting for the world to notice \u003cem\u003ehim\u003c\/em\u003e while showering praise on everyone \u003cem\u003eelse\u003c\/em\u003e. Until the impossible happens: his latest novel becomes a global sensation. The critics are calling him a genius. The bookstores can't keep his work on the shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he wakes up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuck again in a reality of unread pages and circular spaces, Dean is haunted by the success that feels right \u003cem\u003ethere\u003c\/em\u003e... \u003cem\u003ejust\u003c\/em\u003e out of reach. But as the seeds and echoes of his dream bleed into his waking hours, Dean realizes that maybe the vision wasn't simply an \"accidental future\"-maybe it was more like a map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo find the future he saw in his sleep, he'll have to face himself. And maybe stop chasing the ghost of the man he wants to be and tackle the life he's actually living: the family he's overlooked and a relationship with his girlfriend, Claire, that's fraying under the weight of his ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs his life a predestined path toward failure, or has he been looking for validation in all the wrong places? Perhaps Dean Harris's real story starts tomorrow. If he can align his accidental future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilizing a nonlinear six-part structure, \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental Future of Dean Harris\u003c\/em\u003e is a journey through memory, subconscious desire, and the seeds we plant in our own past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Matt Haig's \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Library\u003c\/em\u003e, David Mitchell's structuring in \u003cem\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e, and Mitch Albom's soulful explorations of life and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek McFadden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915221218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915221216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Papillon Du Pere Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Derek McFadden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742220660991,"sku":"9781915221216","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-accidental-future-of-dean-derek-mcfadden-9781915221216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}