In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least thatβs what he told his son, William.
But now Edward Bloom is dying, and William wants desperately to know the truth about his elusive father βthis indefatigable teller of tall talesβbefore itβs too late. So, using the few facts he knows, William re-creates Edwardβs life in a series of legends and mythsβhilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageousβthrough which he begins to understand his fatherβs great feats, and his great failings.
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