First published 2018
Abbi Jacobson decides to drive across the country by herself, despite friends bombarding her with concerns about safety, loneliness, and route choices. She craves solitude and needs to reset her life. As she travels from city to city toward Los Angeles, she wrestles with fundamental questions about what she actually wants from life. She imagines awkward scenarios involving her ex. She considers how tucking in her shirts has somehow shaped her adult identity. Each stop becomes an opportunity to examine her choices and direction. Through sharp observations and personal anecdotes, she processes the complexities of love, loss, career, and comedy. The journey becomes both physical and emotional as she tries to figure out who she really is when she thought she already had the answers.
Genres: american-fiction, travel, autobiography, contemporary, memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, self-reflection
Setting: Los Angeles
320 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing