Monster of a Land

On the Road in Search of Modern America

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Beschreibung

<b>From <i>The New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing </i>comes an update of John Steinbeck’s trip in <i>Travels with Charley, </i>a cross-country journey exploring modern America with Lauren Hough’s signature observational wit, searing social commentary, and perspective as someone who knows what it’s like to truly exist on the margins in this country.<br> <br>"<i>Monster of a Land</i> is so much more than a road trip book—it’s about the trips we never take, the people we lose before we get the chance, and what happens when you finally get in the goddamn car.” —Jennette McCurdy, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Half His Age</i> and <i>I’m Glad My Mom Died</i></b><br><br>Lauren Hough has always been haunted by the road trips she never got to take: no money, no vacation days, no car capable of making the trip. So, upon finally finding herself in a situation where such a trip might be possible—being a writer may not always pay better than being a bartender or a cable guy, but at least the schedule’s flexible—she leaps at the chance, refurbishing a ramshackle 2001 Dodge van and setting off from Austin, Texas with her Husky mix Woody by her side.<br><br>Her influences feel obvious—but a lot has changed about the United States since the 1962 trip John Steinbeck chronicles in <i>Travels with Charley</i>. And Lauren Hough isn’t John Steinbeck—unless the Nobel Prize-winning author of <i>The Grapes of Wrath</i> had a secret past as a six-foot-tall lesbian and Air Force vet. But even better as a social lubricant than beer, a dog is the ultimate conversation starter. With Woody as wingman, Lauren chats—at gas stations and restaurants and auto shops and bars—with an incredible cross-section of Americans from all walks of life and every possible political perspective. And as she circumnavigates the country, she documents, with all-too-rare empathy, what it means to be poor, to be marginalized, and to be seen as Other in Americ

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780593686621

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

238 x 161 x 33 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House LLC US