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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
219 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
"Cecilia Ross is looking for a change. She has decided to take time off from her job as a successful motivational speaker and sell her home. She moves in to a beautiful old house in St. Paul, Minnesota, complete with a big front porch, a wild garden, a chef's kitchen--and three roommates. The four women are different ages, but all are feeling restless, and want to take a roadtrip to find again the people and things they miss. One woman wants to connect...
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"In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
312, 8 pages ; 24 cm
Description
In tribute to their late best friend, three former high school friends, in a 1962 red Lincoln Continental convertible, take the road trip of their lives, discovering that it's never too late to live the wild life--and rediscovering what made them "best friends forever."
5) Lost & found
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Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Follows a shared encounter between an abandoned 7-year-old, a widowed shut-in and a nursing home escapee, who embark on a road trip across Western Australia to find the child's mother.
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
272 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit. Eric Schroder brings his daughter, Meadow, to Lake Champlain, Vermont, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife-- who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. A deftly imagined novel on the many identities we take on in our lives-- those...
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Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
c2014.
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
"August Shroeder, a burned-out teacher, has been sober since his nineteen-year-old son died. Every year he's spent the summer on the road, but making it to Yellowstone this year means everything. The plan had been to travel there with his son, but now August is making the trip with Philips ashes instead. An unexpected twist of fate lands August with two extra passengers for his journey, two half-orphans with nowhere else to go"--provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustration ; 20cm
Description
"Highway Blue tells the story of Anne-Marie and Cal: the story of their brief marriage, and also of their long estrangement. And when a violent ambush hurls the two of them cross-country on the road, it becomes the story of their search for salvation. On their ill-at-ease odyssey along the darker seams of the country--from sweaty motel rooms and darkened parking lots, encountering other whisky-soaked souls along the way--Anne-Marie sifts through the...
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Series
Library of America volume 174
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
864 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
A collector's edition of five works by the late Beat Generation classic writer combines the eminent "On the Road" with the novels, "The Dharma Bums," "The Subterraneans," "Tristessa," and "Lonesome Traveler.".
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Series
Otto Ringling novels volume 3
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
344 pages
Description
"The first fifty or so years of Otto's journey were pretty good. He felt he had it all until one day he didn't. Looking for answers, he calls on his enlightened brother-in-law, Volya Rinpoche, a wise man with Russian roots, a Tibetan heritage, and an international reputation as a spiritual teacher ... Otto needs his brother-in-law's wisdom, ... and ... it turns out that Rinpoche himself is also looking for guidance. They embark on a road trip over...
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What happens when the Pope and the Dalai Lama decide they need an undercover vacation? During a highly publicized official visit at the Vatican, the Pope suggests an adventure so unexpected and appealing that neither man can resist. Before dawn, two of the most beloved and famous people on the planet don disguises, slip into a waiting car, and experience the countryside as regular people. Along for the ride are the Pope's overwhelmed cousin Paolo...
14) Time flies
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Having reluctantly moved to New England only to see her marriage end in infidelity, successful metal sculptor Melanie is compelled to attend her high-school reunion and fantasizes about reconnecting with an old flame.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
256 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
When he was a younger man, Alistair McPhee was fond of escaping in his '56 Chevy Bel Air, Lucy, named for the cherished wife who died and left him and their nine-year-old son Colin behind. Yearning for a way to connect to his itinerant father, Colin turned to writing screenplays inspired by the classic films they used to watch together, while Colin's own son, Finn, grew up listening to his grandfather spin tales of danger, heartbreak, and redemption...
16) Aprender a volar
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Publisher
B
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 23 cm
Description
HAGAMOS UN TRATO, EMPECEMOS A VIVIR. Una emotiva novela sobre dos amigos. Uno sabe que cada minuto cuenta, el otro est�a a punto de aprenderlo. Luis tiene diecis�eis a�nos y la vida le dio un vuelco cuando le diagnosticaron c�ancer. A Diego, residente de oncolog�ia, la vida le cambia en el momento que conoce a Luis y acepta ayudarlo a cumplir un �ultimo sue�no: huir del hospital y viajar a Tarifa para despedirse de la chica de la que...
17) Five survive
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Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend – the older brother – his perfect girlfriend – a secret crush – a classmate – and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the...
19) Lydia
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Picking up the characters from his GroVant trilogy, published 15 years ago, Sandlin returns to the small Wyoming town where it all began. Narrator Sam Callahan is managing the Virgin Birth Home for Unwed Mothers, while his aimless adult daughter, Shannon, is having a nervous breakdown; and his mother, Lydia, is on parole after time serverd for attempting to poison Ronald Reagan's dog. Lydia's parole requires writing the life story of centenarian,...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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"A life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice, The Travelling Cat Chronicles shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy. We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts... An instant international bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers...
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