Great read ! I thought I was picking up a memoir … I did; this is a memoir of sorts !
I thought I was picking up a travel log of her experience to discover who her mother was…
The author’s words : “ I’m reading a lot about travel myself. Is that what I’m doing ? Traveling? That sounds so pedestrian. I flatter myself that I’m on a journey, a quest “ …
but I got so much more. I learned so much from the various places the author visited, where she immersed herself in unique situations… Tombstone, AZ; Georgia O’Keefe; who new Bureau of Land Mgmt owns one out of every ten acres of land in the US ? She goes to great lengths to assist a pit bull lost in every way after his gangster master is gunned down ( days before she is in the picture); the origin of Santa Fe’s name; New Orleans sub culture; van life/ van camping; the list goes on…
And, nuggets of introspection like this :
“ The silence when you get back in the car alone after leaving a friend at the airport is particular “… Yes ! So true ! Another nugget of reflection, information, experience…

E.A. Hanks nailed it on this book. A rich, full, engaging reader experience…
Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC. These options are my own.