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Shop nowGod and Mr. Gomez
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Learn moreWhen Jack and Denny Smith decided to build a vacation dream house in Baja, California, they had no idea they were entering a phase of their lives “that would capture the fancy of readers throughout the United States.” Through a series of strange and whimsical adventures, they would find that building a house takes God and Mr. Gomez.
As their house took form first in their imaginations and then on paper, little things went wrong along the way. The building site had a way of moving slightly each time they visited it, and by the time the foundation was laid, it had moved to the middle of the road. Gomez got around that by simply moving the road. Fortunately, Gomez was always on hand to provide the solution, with the philosophy that all practical problems can be solved—with a little time and a little tequila.
Jack Smith was a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, and daily columnist for the Los Angeles Times until his death in January 1996. During World War II he joined the US Marine Corps, serving two years as a combat correspondent. He published ten books and his articles appeared in numerous magazines.
William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.
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“A bizarre variety of adventures…a hazardous but hilarious experience.”
“If you’re dreaming of getting away from urban life and long commutes in California, this one’s for you.”
“[Smith] writes with quiet humor and irony and the benign presence of the enigmatic Gomez gives this simple story unexpected grace.”
“A charming account…Mr. Gomez, on whom all depends, is a delightful character-creation.”
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