First published 2019
Truman, a brash young reporter, voyages from New York to Europe, expecting to write glowing dispatches about the Old World's grandeur. But his rose-tinted visions quickly shatter as he encounters the realities of 19th-century travel: swindling innkeepers, squalid accommodations, and cynical locals who mock American pretensions. As Truman's illusions crumble, he must confront his own prejudices and find the humanity in the people he initially disdained.
Genres: american-fiction, travel, american, adventure, 19th-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: disillusionment, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Europe, New York
Period: 19th-century
693 pages · Paperback · Independently published