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The Geography of Home
Four short days.
One volatile family.
One sudden tragedy that changes everything.
Alexander Underwood is four days away from finally leaving New Jersey, his career, his domineering mother, and everything else behind for the shores of O’ahu.
Years of family drama and dissatisfaction are nearly in his rear-view mirror, so close that Alexander, along with his wife and daughter, can almost smell the plumerias.
But before they can board their plane, tragedy strikes, throwing his entire world into chaos, forcing him to deal with long-ignored family issues, his own anger, and a sudden fear that everything that has happened, everything bad anyway, is not only his responsibility to fix, but his fault in the first place.
Will Alexander’s family survive this tragedy? Will his marriage? Will he?
Find out in THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOME, the latest novel from Robert Kugler, author of the award-winning Avery & Angela series.
This is his first novel for the adult reader and contains adult themes and language.
One volatile family.
One sudden tragedy that changes everything.
Alexander Underwood is four days away from finally leaving New Jersey, his career, his domineering mother, and everything else behind for the shores of O’ahu.
Years of family drama and dissatisfaction are nearly in his rear-view mirror, so close that Alexander, along with his wife and daughter, can almost smell the plumerias.
But before they can board their plane, tragedy strikes, throwing his entire world into chaos, forcing him to deal with long-ignored family issues, his own anger, and a sudden fear that everything that has happened, everything bad anyway, is not only his responsibility to fix, but his fault in the first place.
Will Alexander’s family survive this tragedy? Will his marriage? Will he?
Find out in THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOME, the latest novel from Robert Kugler, author of the award-winning Avery & Angela series.
This is his first novel for the adult reader and contains adult themes and language.
269 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 19, 2025
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About the author
Robert Kugler
12 books66 followersRobert Kugler is the award-winning author of the Avery & Angela series, as well as the Aloha Kugs series, retired from education in order to focus on both writing and parenting.
A graduate of The College of Wooster and Seton Hall University, Robert is an avid Philadelphia sports fan, enjoys mixology, and does the occasional sprint triathlon. (slowly)
He currently lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, children and a Labrador named Maggie.
He spends as much time as possible in Wildwood, NJ, as it’s simply the best beach on the East Coast or anywhere else.
A graduate of The College of Wooster and Seton Hall University, Robert is an avid Philadelphia sports fan, enjoys mixology, and does the occasional sprint triathlon. (slowly)
He currently lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, children and a Labrador named Maggie.
He spends as much time as possible in Wildwood, NJ, as it’s simply the best beach on the East Coast or anywhere else.
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January 6, 2026
The Geography of Home by Robert Kugler is a compelling, emotionally driven novel about family, responsibility, and the weight of unresolved conflict.
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